Tag Archives: pasta

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

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

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

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

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Lamb chops in Utah – 4/28/17

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

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Penne with asparagus – 4/27/17

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

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

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

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

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

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DInner for one – Pasta with mushrooms, kale, and onions – 3/5/17

I see the pasta is a little blurry due to steam rising off of it. I am always in a hurry to eat pasta and did not wait to take the picture until it stopped steaming. Tonight we both ate … Continue reading

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Angel hair pasta with tomato sauce and meatballs – 2/14/17

I was not feeling well on Valentine’s Day so I just made something easy. Since we did not have a jar of spaghetti sauce, John made a sauce with some onions, garlic, tomato paste and jarred diced tomatoes and tomato … Continue reading

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Pasta with sweet Italian sausage – 2/5/17

Remember the chicken cacciatore from Friday night? Here is the sauce from that dinner being used again in a yummy pasta dinner. We had part of a box of cellentani, three sweet Italian sausages, and a little of the cacciatore … Continue reading

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