Tag Archives: pasta

Simple salad and pasta 9/8/17

As you know pasta is one of my favorite things to eat. This is usually exemplified by my forgetting to take a picture in my enthusiasm to get down to eating. This time was no exception. But I do have … Continue reading

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Better pasta at home than restaurant – 8/30/17

Here is a pretty poor pasta primavera I had in Banff at a fairly fancy restaurant. Obviously no care was taken in the plating, just slopped on the plate and not tidied up. Also vegetables were overcooked and the sauce … Continue reading

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Spaghetti with meat sauce – 8/26/17

OMG, I made such a delicious red sauce with ground beef! Nothing fancy but so good! As frequently happens when I make something this delicous I just dive in and forget to take a picture. Trust me, this was a … Continue reading

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Leftover fresh tomato sauce – 7/29/17

The fresh tomato sauce from a couple of night’s ago is sitting in the refrigerator and we have been out all day and I do not feel like making the planned dinner. So I decide to boil up some pasta, … Continue reading

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Spaghetti with shrimp – 7/21/17

Easy and delicious dinner tonight. While the pasta was cooking I sautéed some shrimp and onions in olive oil. Finished the dish by adding the spaghetti to the shrimp and adding some pasta water and oregano.

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Fresh tomato pasta sauce – 7/14/17

It is hot here and one thing that hot is good for is ripening tomatoes. Our daughter has been growing a lot of tomatoes in our town’s community garden. All sorts of types. She has some monster big ones, lots … Continue reading

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Meatless Tuesday’s chickpea stew – 5/30/17

Healthy and delicious chickpea stew is one of my favorite meatless dishes. It takes a fair amount of chopping but comes together pretty quickly. If you are good at multi-tasking you can be chopping quicker cooking vegetables at the same … Continue reading

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Baby broccoli, tuna, and penne – Eat down dinner – 5/23/17

We are leaving for Utah tomorrow so we need to eat up some of these vegetables that we have in the refrigerator. Plus the herbs outside are growing rampantly and we should use one of those as well. With this … Continue reading

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

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

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Firecracker Fusilli – 5/16/17

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

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