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Category Archives: Pasta
Lamb and salads. 7/13/19
In my ongoing attempt to use up what foods we have in our freezer, tonight we had some boneless leg of lamb (left over from Passover) with an embellished cole slaw (leftover from last night) and a couscous Mediterranean salad. … Continue reading
Posted in Grilling, Lamb, leftovers, Mediterranean, Pasta, sous vide, Vegetables
Tagged cole slaw, couscous, Lamb
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My favorite spaghetti dish. 7/6/19
Since it is a long weekend I decided to make up a new batch of spaghetti sauce flavored with ground beef. John bought enough ground beef for us to have a hamburger meal plus at least four pasta dishes. Starting … Continue reading
Posted in Beef, Italian, Kitchen tips, Pasta, Recipes, Vegetables
Tagged pasta, spaghetti sauce, tomatoes
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Always in the top ten meals at our house. 6/26/19
What is my favorite thing to make and eat? It might be eggplant parmesan or maybe fried scallops. I really liked the gazpacho and avocado toast I made last week. But for ease of preparation and comfort whole wheat spaghetti … Continue reading
Posted in American, Beef, Easy, Italian, Pasta, Vegetables
Tagged pasta, sauce, Spaghetti
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Meatless Monday chickpea stew. 6/17/19
When was the last time I made this? Exactly this? Never! I did make something similar in May except that I used white beans instead of chickpeas and different dark leafy greens. The great thing about this legume and vegetable … Continue reading
Posted in Easy, Kitchen tips, Legumes, Mediterranean, Pasta, Vegan, Vegetables, Vegetarian
Tagged chickpeas, Fava beans, soup, stew
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Pasta with tuna, snow peas, and parsley. 6/8/19
Today, for my half birthday celebration (what? you don’t celebrate your half birthdays?!) I made campanelle with a lot of snow peas and parsley plus a can of tuna. I sautéed a little onion and garlic and then, when the pasta … Continue reading
Posted in Easy, Fish, Italian, Kitchen tips, Pasta, pescatarian, Vegetables
Tagged pasta, snow peas, tuna
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Vegan campanelle with zucchini and mushrooms. 5/28/19
Campanelle in Italian means bell flowers. These ruffled bell-shaped pasta are a nice departure from the usual strand or tube. I thought that they would pair well with zucchini since this time of year zucchini are setting bloom to their … Continue reading
Posted in Easy, Italian, Kitchen tips, Pasta, Vegan, Vegetables, Vegetarian
Tagged mushrooms, pasta, zucchini
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Vegetable soup with pasta and beans. 5/25/19
As we were scrounging around for something to eat since we did not feel like what we had planned, John said he was going to have the leftover chicken chili. There really was not enough left for two so I … Continue reading
Posted in Easy, Italian, leftovers, Legumes, Pasta, Vegetables, Vegetarian
Tagged soup, vegetable
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Meat week? 5/22/19
Seems like I am going heavy on the meat this week. I will have to find a vegan/vegetarian dinner for tomorrow. One thing that is noticeable, however, is that the actual meat portions are fairly small. For instance, with the … Continue reading
Simply soup. 5/17/19
We are having odd weather here in Northern California. It should be sunny and mild but instead it is barely 60F for a high and raining. Pretty much it has been raining for five days. The house has a winter’s … Continue reading
Chickpea and juniper berry pâté. 5/17/19
We enjoyed the chunky chickpea spread that we had a few nights ago so much that I thought I would try more of a pâté with different flavors. This time I used my stick blender to make it smoother and … Continue reading
Posted in Easy, Italian, Legumes, Middle Eastern, Pasta, Vegan, Vegetables, Vegetarian
Tagged chickpeas, juniper berries, marinara sauce, pâté, Spaghetti
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