Category Archives: Pasta

Grit and Grail in Rome. 3/10/18

Posted on March 10, 2018 by Beebamom

Ordered a fav of mine for lunch, spaghetti alla vongole (clams) which unfortunately had gritty clams and stuck together pasta. C’mon, Rome, you can do better! First step in my search for the Holy Grail of pizza – crust is … Continue reading →

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When in Rome… 3/9/18

Posted on March 9, 2018 by Beebamom

We are in Rome! After a busy morning sightseeing and walking a lot, we stop at Ristorante Leonetti for some typical Roman dishes. I chose cacio e pepe. It is a simple dish of pasta, cheese, and black pepper. For … Continue reading →

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Manga! Spaghetti Bolognese. 2/28/18

Posted on March 1, 2018 by Beebamom

In anticipation of our trip to Italy next week I made Spaghetti Bolognese. This is, of course, my same old pasta with meat sauce that I make almost every week. As usual it was super yummy and there were hardly … Continue reading →

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Flexible spaghetti. 2/19/18

Posted on February 21, 2018 by Beebamom

Here is my menu for the week. Sunday was chili night, check. Tonight should be chicken cacciatore, right? It should especially be so since it is Chicken Monday. But we were late getting the chicken to marinate and nobody felt … Continue reading →

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Hey, I am back! (Conglomeration soup) 2/17/2018

Posted on February 18, 2018 by Beebamom

The reason I have not posted for a week is not because I have not been cooking and eating. It is because I spend 6 days with my very best girl friend. She flew out from South Carolina to Las … Continue reading →

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Menu mix-up! 2/7,8,9/18

Posted on February 10, 2018 by Beebamom

I had a menu plan. I posted it in my kitchen and online. Problem is when I got to Wednesday I did not feel like eating fish so I had spaghetti which I always feel like eating. Then Thursday rolled … Continue reading →

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Do-overs. 1/31 & 2/1, 2018

Posted on February 2, 2018 by Beebamom

I tried to improve on two dishes this week. I wanted to make them easier or better. I had mixed results. I decided to make my tomato and ground beef spaghetti sauce in the Instant Pot. Recipes I read said … Continue reading →

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Vegetarian pasta and vegan spicy Thai basil eggplant with tofu. 1/29/18

Posted on January 30, 2018 by Beebamom

Having had quite a bit of animal protein last week, I started out this week with a vegetarian and a vegan dish. Actually the pasta was only vegetarian because I added some fish sauce and grated some parmesan cheese on … Continue reading →

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Chicken Monday change-up. 1/22/18

Posted on January 23, 2018 by Beebamom

Spent the weekend getting home from Utah. Our daughter fixed dinner ahead of our arrival so it was not until Monday that we started cooking again. Since Monday is our chicken day, it was a no brainer as to what … Continue reading →

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Pasta, fajitas, burger, all American!

Posted on January 18, 2018 by Beebamom

Notice that I did not use All-American. Why? Because all these foods are mainstream American fare. What a boon to get up each day and decide what type of cuisine you want to eat and then run out to your … Continue reading →

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