Category Archives: Pasta

Orecchiette with Lacinato kale. 4/23/20

Posted on April 23, 2020 by Beebamom

Today we were taking a culinary trip down memory lane. On October 29, 2011, John and I had lunch in Bari, Italy at Giampaolo. This has become a favorite city and favorite restaurant of our family over the years since. … Continue reading →

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Whole grain penne with asparagus. 4/16/20

Posted on April 16, 2020 by Beebamom

We had penne with asparagus for dinner on Thursday and, boy, was it good! Here is a tip to make preparation super easy. While your salted pasta water is coming up to a boil, snap the ends off the asparagus … Continue reading →

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🥬 Penne puttanesca 4/7/20

Posted on April 7, 2020 by Beebamom

Puttanesca sauce saved in the freezer from around three weeks ago made for an easy vegan dinner paired with whole grain penne and a tossed salad.

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🥬 Agnolini en brodo. 3/30/20

Posted on March 30, 2020 by Beebamom

For some unknown reason I did not get around to writing a post yesterday. It is not like I don’t have a ton of time given that we are locked down. Ah, I remember! Yesterday we cleaned and disinfected the … Continue reading →

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🥬 Goodness in a bowl, chickpea stew. 3/25/20

Posted on March 25, 2020 by Beebamom

Vegetarian or vegan, this chickpea stew is the epitome of goodness in a bowl. Healthy and filling but also quick, easy, and economical, it is the perfect shelter-in-place kind of meal. My original recipe came from Melissa Clark of the … Continue reading →

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🥬 Spaghetti alla puttanesca 3/12/20

Posted on March 12, 2020 by Beebamom

Spaghetti alla puttanesca or spaghetti in the style of the prostitute is from the Campania region of Italy. The biggest city in the region is Naples, home to pizza, and a place which we were planning to visit towards the … Continue reading →

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🥬 Orecchiette with broccolini. 3/9/20

Posted on March 9, 2020 by Beebamom

Orecchiette with broccolini is the first of our lament dinners to Italy and our trip which should have started on 3/10/20. Being in the higher risk pool for the coronavirus John and I are spending a lot of time sitting … Continue reading →

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🐖 OMG! Soup again! Pasta fagioli. 1/14/20

Posted on January 15, 2020 by Beebamom

Tonight’s soup is pasta fagioli. I must admit that the whole make soups so that John has leftovers to eat while I am away is not going too well. We are supposed to be eating no more than half the … Continue reading →

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🐓 Chicken vegetable soup. 1/6/20

Posted on January 7, 2020 by Beebamom

Today I am a magician in the kitchen. I made chicken soup with no work at all.  I took the remnants of the chickpea stew we has last Thursday and added a half container of chicken stock. Then I dumped … Continue reading →

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🥬 I served a vegetarian meal to guests and they liked it! 1/2/20

Posted on January 3, 2020 by Beebamom

We had old out-of-town friends whom we have not seen for a while over for dinner last night. I made my chickpea stew and a fabulous blood orange and roasted golden beet over hearty greens salad. I served this with … Continue reading →

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