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Category Archives: Pasta
Whole wheat linguine with meat sauce. 3/11/19
We start off our dinner with a pre-made Italian salad from Turner Farms. I add some cherry tomatoes and extend the dressing with a little extra oil and vinegar. We are trying to eat salads or soups as a first … Continue reading
Vegetable stew with chickpeas and ditalini. 3/9/19
If you are looking to use up vegetables that have sat a little too long in the crisper this vegetable stew is a great way to turn them into dinner. Carrots, onions, fennel, celery, garlic, tomatoes, and broccoli (or what … Continue reading
Posted in Easy, Legumes, Pasta, Recipes, Vegan, Vegetables, Vegetarian
Tagged stew, Vegetables
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Linguine with meat sauce. 3/1/19
I have some leftover marinara sauce from the eggplant Parmesan on Valentine’s Day and I also have the remainder of the package of ground beef that I bought for the hamburgers last night. So I brown the meat hard with … Continue reading
Great pasta fagioli. 2/19/19
Wow, did this turn out well! Our daughter who always looks askance at anything we cook gave it an A+. We followed Giada De Laurentiis’s recipe tweaking it to make it our own (and better!) While our recipe is for … Continue reading
Posted in Italian, Kitchen tips, Legumes, Pasta, Recipes, Vegetables, Vegetarian
Tagged beans, pasta fagioli, soup
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Eggplant parmesan with linguine. 2/14/19
I make eggplant parmesan for my honey on Valentine’s Day. I rarely put this on the dinner menu since it is fried and a mess to make. But it is a special request and it is Valentine’s Day plus I … Continue reading
Posted in Italian, Pasta, Vegetables, Vegetarian
Tagged Eggplant, eggplant Parmesan, Linguine
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Vegan Italian dinner. 2/4/19
I had to revamp my weekly menu plan due to bad weather which kept us away from the grocery store yesterday. Luckily I always have the ingredients in my pantry for my Italian vegan dinner, whole wheat linguine in a … Continue reading
Posted in Easy, Italian, Kitchen tips, Pasta, Recipes, Vegan, Vegetables, Vegetarian
Tagged olives, pasta, tonatoes, Vegan
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Big lunch, light dinner. 1/31/19
One of the pitfalls centered around going out to lunch is that lunch turns out to be much higher in calories than my usual lunch. In order to compensate for it I skipped breakfast and planned for a much lighter … Continue reading
Posted in Dining out, Eggs, Healthy tips, Lamb, leftovers, Legumes, Pasta, Vegetables
Tagged injera, leftovers, yebeg tibs, Zeni’s
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Food from the freezer. 1/30/19
We get home today around noon from St. George, UT. During the time we were away we sold our car and completed the sale of our house. It was not a pleasant undertaking but it is done and we are … Continue reading
Posted in Beef, Italian, Kitchen tips, Pasta, Vegetables
Tagged meat sauce, Spaghetti
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Spaghetti with meat sauce. 12/11/18
Having eaten Italian food for three weeks in December I took a little break from it after we got home. Now I think enough time has passed to start making it again. The sauce I make is based on ground … Continue reading
Posted in Beef, Italian, Pasta, Recipes, Vegetables
Tagged ground beef, Italian, Spaghetti, spaghetti sauce
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Fast and easy Vegan/Vegetarian
Chickpea stew with ditalini and greens is our go-to vegan/vegetarian dish. It is easy and is made from staples you have in your pantry and fridge. It’s fast (you can make it in half an hour) plus filling and delicious. … Continue reading
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