Tag Archives: pasta

Meat week? 5/22/19

Posted on May 23, 2019 by Beebamom

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 →

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Pasta with tuna and snow peas. 5/8/19

Posted on May 9, 2019 by Beebamom

Pasta with tuna and snow peas is a dish you can make in less than a half an hour. As a base for the sauce I sauteed onion, garlic, and pepper flakes in a little olive oil. While the water … Continue reading →

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Vegan springtime pasta. 4/29/19

Posted on April 30, 2019 by Beebamom

What shouts Spring more than asparagus?! I bought a few too many spears for our holiday dinner on Saturday so I used them in my Meatless Monday dinner, Penne with Asparagus. I cut the asparagus to mimic the shape of … Continue reading →

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Meatless Monday: Asparagus and Penne. 3/26/19

Posted on March 26, 2019 by Beebamom

Eating asparagus always tastes like springtime. I am old enough to remember when  asparagus was only available for a few weeks and during that time it seemed like asparagus was omnipresent in every meal. Now, of course, we can eat … Continue reading →

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Linguine with meat sauce. 3/1/19

Posted on March 2, 2019 by Beebamom

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 →

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Vegan Italian dinner. 2/4/19

Posted on February 5, 2019 by Beebamom

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 →

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Happy New Year! 1/1/19

Posted on January 1, 2019 by Beebamom

Greetings! I got back from Italy last night and am looking forward to a new year of posting what John and I prepare and eat. I am so excited to be cooking again in my own kitchen which has sharp … Continue reading →

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Lunches only. 12/19/18

Posted on December 19, 2018 by Beebamom

For the last few days we have been making lunch our main meal. On the day we drove from Orvieto to Lucca we stopped in the little town of Reggello to visit the Masaccio Museum. After we had Sunday lunch … Continue reading →

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Humble Offerings. 12/14/18

Posted on December 14, 2018 by Beebamom

Tonight we go out to a simple wine bar in the neighborhood near our hotel in Orvieto. Our first thought is to have a little antipasti and a glass of wine but the appetizer is so good we decide to … Continue reading →

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Vegan penne and asparagus 10/17/18

Posted on October 18, 2018 by Beebamom

We try to prepare one or two vegan or vegetarian meals a week. Penne with asparagus is one of our favorites. You could do this with any vegetable, really, but the shape of the cut asparagus mimics the shape of … Continue reading →

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