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Category Archives: Pasta
Spaghetti and meatballs. 9/29/25
Sarah made a delicious dinner of spaghetti and meatballs. She used some shortcuts like Rao’s vodka sauce and Rosina’s Italian meatballs which made the prep go more quickly. It turned out delicious and it was lovely to have the night … Continue reading
Posted in American, Beef, Easy, Italian, Pasta, Vegetables, Weeknight dinners
Tagged meatballs, pasta
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Chicken ramen noodle salad – 9/16/25
Sarah made her dinner a couple of days early since she was making a salad and it is very hot here this Tuesday. She found a recipe for a ramen noodle salad which reminded her of the days when I … Continue reading
Posted in American, Easy, Hot weather meals, Pasta, Poultry, Recipes, Salad, Vegetables, Weeknight dinners
Tagged chicken, ramen, Salad
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Spaghetti with homemade pesto. 9/10/25
Sarah’s community garden friend gave her bunches of basil . Rather than let it spoil I decided to make pesto. I used this recipe from loveandlemons.com. https://www.loveandlemons.com/pesto-recipe/It is simple and the pesto turns out great. I would suggest, however, that … Continue reading
Posted in Italian, Pasta, Vegan, Vegetables, Vegetarian, Weeknight dinners
Tagged pasta, pesto
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Lasagna! 8/15/25
Sarah made delicious lasagna for our dinner tonight. Who doesn’t love lasagna!? Luckily we were able to hold ourselves enough in check that we will be able to have a leftovers dinner on Sunday.
Chickpea stew. 8/13/25
This delicious chickpeas, vegetables, and pasta stew can be easily made vegetarian or vegan.
Posted in American, Legumes, Pasta, stew, Vegan, Vegetables, Vegetarian, Weeknight dinners
Tagged chickpeas, pasta, Vegetables
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Skillet lasagna. 7/31/25
Tonight was Sarah’s night to cook. With some leftover components from the lasagna she made last week she cobbled together a lasagna bowl. She had tomato beef sauce, pasta, ricotta, and mozzarella in it. With your eyes closed it tasted, … Continue reading
Posted in American, Beef, Chinese, Italian, leftovers, Pasta, Vegetables, Weeknight dinners
Tagged Lasagna, pasta
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Quick pasta dinner. 7/27/25
On Sundays we usually have some sort of egg dish but I just was not feeling like it. I decided I would boil up a couple of ounces of pasta and add it to some sauteed onions, garlic, and cherry … Continue reading
Posted in American, Easy, Pasta, Vegan, Vegetables, Vegetarian, Weeknight dinners
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Chickpeas with ditalini and vegetables. 7/2/25
Delicious vegetarian or vegan dinner. Always a hit at our house. Our bowls are adapted to our tastes but started with this recipe from NY Times Cooking. https://cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/1015767-chickpea-stew-with-orzo-and-mustard-greens?smid=ck-recipe-iOS-share
Posted in American, Easy, Legumes, Pasta, Vegan, Vegetables, Vegetarian, Weeknight dinners
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Pasta with tomatoes, sausage, and beans (or greens). 6/26/25
Thursday is Sarah’s night for cooking. This week she made a pasta dish which was adapted from a recipe from Bon Appetit and then further modified by her and then discussed by the three of us as to what would … Continue reading
Posted in Easy, Italian, Legumes, Pasta, Pork, Recipes, Vegetables, Weeknight dinners
Tagged pasta, Sausage, tomatoes
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Penne and meatballs with vodka sauce. 6/24/25
Tonight we had a lazy dinner. It was comprised of Barilla pasta (which we did have to cook), Rosina’s frozen meatballs, and Rao’s jarred vodka sauce. It turned out surprisingly good. I really enjoyed the Rao’s vodka sauce. The main … Continue reading
Posted in American, Beef, Easy, Italian, Pasta, Vegetables, Weeknight dinners
Tagged meatballs, pasta, tomato sauce
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