Category Archives: Pasta

“Quick” Vegetarian Pad Thai – 5/20/17

Posted on May 21, 2017 by Beebamom

This pad Thai, adapted from a Food and Wine recipe, may be quick to cook but the prep time is not minimal. There is a lot of chopping and sauce making ahead of time. Here is the original recipe http://www.foodandwine.com/recipes/quick-shrimp-pad-thai … Continue reading →

Posted in Eggs, Pasta, Vegetables, Vegetarian | Tagged carrots, cilantro, Eggs, fish sauce, garlic, green onions, limes, Pad Thai, rice noodles, shallots, snow peas, tofu, Vegetables, vegetarian | Leave a comment

Back on track -Vegan Ditalini with vegetables – 5/17/17

Posted on May 18, 2017 by Beebamom

As I promised to myself I am eating like a rational human being today. I told John to eat the rest of the pork and I would eat something vegetable based. We have plenty of veg hanging around in the … Continue reading →

Posted in Pasta, Vegan, Vegetables, Vegetarian | Tagged broccoli, cabbage, carrots, Celery, ditalini, garlic, mushrooms, Onions, pasta, tomatoes, Vegan, Vegetables, vegetarian | Leave a comment

Firecracker Fusilli – 5/16/17

Posted on May 17, 2017 by Beebamom

We used to have a restaurant nearby called Fuzio’s that served a dish called Firecracker Fusilli. It went out of business here but I see that it is still in San Francisco and Modesto. Anyway, it was a spicy pork … Continue reading →

Posted in leftovers, Pasta, Pork | Tagged cilantro, Fresno chile, garlic, leftovers, Onions, pasta, pineapple juice, Pork, soy sauce | Leave a comment

Meatless Tuesday – Enhanced penne with asparagus – 5/9/17

Posted on May 10, 2017 by Beebamom

I know I need to branch out from my incessant use of asparagus and penne for my meatless meal, But I love it! I tried to jazz it up a bit by adding shallots, lemon zest, garlic, and almonds plus … Continue reading →

Posted in Pasta, Vegan, Vegetables, Vegetarian | Tagged Almonds, asparagus, garlic, lemon, oregano, parsley, pasta, penne, shallots, Vegan, Vegetables, vegetarian | Leave a comment

Penne with meat and mushroom sauce – 5/1/17

Posted on May 1, 2017 by Beebamom

Here it is the last of the ground beef from the freezer. This incarnation has it as an ingredient in a spaghetti sauce. As usual if you want to make the dish vegetarian omit the ground beef. It is just … Continue reading →

Posted in Beef, Pasta, Vegetables | Tagged garlic, ground beef, mushrooms, Onions, pasta, penne, spaghetti sauce, Vegetables | Leave a comment

Lamb chops in Utah – 4/28/17

Posted on April 29, 2017 by Beebamom

Once we got to Utah, we looked in the freezer. I feel like we need to eat what we have. Most of the proteins lend themselves to the hunk of meat, vegetable, starch kind of dinner. Ergo, lamb chops, couscous, … Continue reading →

Posted in Lamb, Pasta, Uncategorized, Vegetables | Tagged broccoli, carrots, Celery, couscous, Lamb, lamb chops, Onions, pasta, Vegetables | Leave a comment

Penne with asparagus – 4/27/17

Posted on April 27, 2017 by Beebamom

Hello from Southern Utah! We left on Wednesday around noon and stayed overnight on the road. Had some spicy Buffalo chicken wings at Chili’s for dinner. Tonight’s dinner is the vegetarian dinner we were supposed to have Tuesday. I know … Continue reading →

Posted in Pasta, Vegan, Vegetables, Vegetarian | Tagged asparagus, garlic, Onions, pasta, penne, Vegan, Vegetables, vegetarian | Leave a comment

Last minute Thursday – Potstickers and salad – 4/20/17

Posted on April 20, 2017 by Beebamom

I had to rustle this up out of the refrigerator and the freezer after we returned home around 8PM. Tonight was our grandson’s first band concert. The traffic was brutal on the way over and merely bad on the way … Continue reading →

Posted in leftovers, Pasta, Pork, Vegetables | Tagged cucumbers, Onions, Potstickers, tomatoes | Leave a comment

Chickpea stew- Vegan/Vegetarian Tuesday – 4/18/17

Posted on April 19, 2017 by Beebamom

My daughter told that she had received some advice about getting more people to read your food blog. More pictures! And recipes! Hmmm, I almost never put in recipes because I don’t make things that are recipe driven usually. But … Continue reading →

Posted in Pasta, Vegan, Vegetables, Vegetarian | Tagged carrots, chicken breast, chickpeas, ditalini, garlic, kale, Onions, pasta, stew, tomatoes, Vegan, Vegetables, vegetarian, zucchini | Leave a comment

Chicken (or no chicken) Monday, new style – 4/17/17

Posted on April 18, 2017 by Beebamom

Note: this dish could easily be made vegan by omitting the Parmesan and substituting the chicken with tofu, beans, or chickpeas Today instead of cooking two chicken breasts, some starch, and a vegetable, I made this dish instead. I think … Continue reading →

Posted in Pasta, Poultry, Vegan, Vegetables, Vegetarian | Tagged Cherry tomatoes, chicken breast, garlic, greens, mushrooms, Onions, pasta, penne, Vegan, vegetarian | Leave a comment