Tag Archives: pasta

Flexible spaghetti. 2/19/18

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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Chicken Monday change-up. 1/22/18

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!

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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Birthday Weekend. 12/8-10/17

I had a great time on my birthday weekend. Our destination was Little River, CA on the Pacific Coast. Since we were a party of four it was important that everyone have the choices they liked for their dining experiences. … Continue reading

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Treat yourself! 11/7/2017

I am so glad to be in my own kitchen again! Now I can control what I eat. I decided to treat myself at lunch and make something a little more complex than the usual leftovers or sandwich. Using the … Continue reading

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Asparagus on sale! 11/2/17

Whenever asparagus is on sale this is what I make for dinner. This is a very enjoyable super simple dinner. Sauce for the pasta is pasta water and olive oil.

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New Dish! Homemade pizza! 10/28/17

Before getting to the pizza, here’s what I had for lunch. It looks like maybe I had lot but I put this on a tiny dessert plate. It is the penne pasta leftover from the Penne with Asparagus on Tuesday … Continue reading

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A favorite pasta dish! 10/24/17

This morning we went out to breakfast. I am not a big fan of eating breakfast out because you always tend to eat more that you should have. Now you have the whole day to repent or try to repent. … Continue reading

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Penne with tuna and broccoli. 10/6/17

We have been driving for the last two days so we wanted to make something easy with ingredients that we had. Since we had brought a head of broccoli with us from home and we always have a can of … Continue reading

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Chicken Parmesan with cellentani. 10/4/17

  Hiding beneath the tomato sauce in the foreground is half of boneless, skinless chicken breast and a super slim slice of cheese. John sous vide the chicken and I made the sauce. I like making interesting forms of pasta. … Continue reading

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