Tonight when I looked in my fridge for ingredients for dinner the pickings were slim. I’m abstaining from meat during Lent (I know, I know, you’re not supposed to talk about it) so this narrowed things considerably. My crisper drawer held one vegetable: carrots; I also had onions and garlic in the pantry. I hadContinue reading “Penne e Carote con Aglio e Olio (variation on a theme)”
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Pizza
I love pizza…especially when made with my own hands. Here’s a picture of the one I made for my son and I as it bakes in the oven. Honey-Whole Wheat Crust. Tomato Sauce. Broccoli. Three Cheeses. Delicious and healthy. Click here for a recipe with pictures in an earlier post.
Broccoli and Two-Cheese Frittata
Though they have a fancy sounding title, frittata (or more grammatically correct, frittati) are really nothing more than baked omelets. They are versatile (you really can make them out of whatever suits your fancy) and in my opinion easier to make than a stove-top omelet. Anyhow, this is how I made mine (a recipe follows):Continue reading “Broccoli and Two-Cheese Frittata”
Macaroni with Turkey and Vegetables (in pictures)
Penne Fra Diavolo with Halibut
Pasta Fra Diavolo is one of my favorite pasta dishes…I love any type of pasta with tomato and seafood. Traditionally this is made with either shrimp or lobster, but I made it with halibut because that’s what I had at hand. The name, fra diavolo, translates from Italian as “brother devil,” and there are numerousContinue reading “Penne Fra Diavolo with Halibut”
Penne with Broccoli (Aglio e Olio)
This dish is one of my favorites and is really a variation on a theme. It’s basically a broccoli version (the one I cook most) of aglio e olio…or pasta with garlic (aglio) and oil (olio). To make this dish at home takes little time and will cost you pennies; to order this popular dishContinue reading “Penne with Broccoli (Aglio e Olio)”
Easy (and delicious) Winter Frittata
Well first of all if you are a regular reader of this blog you can see by the picture at an earlier post this week that I have not gone grocery shopping…it’s mostly the same ingredients pictured. But it’s how you use and interchange the ingredients that makes things interesting, I suppose. At any rate,Continue reading “Easy (and delicious) Winter Frittata”
Polenta Bolognese con Uova (made in under twenty minutes)
I am not the type of cook who buys ingredients to make specific dishes (ok, sometimes I do, but not often). My method of cooking dinner usually entails rummaging through the fridge and pantry to see what I have (or don’t have). And when you shop as infrequently as I do this is sometimes aContinue reading “Polenta Bolognese con Uova (made in under twenty minutes)”
Pork Ragu with Whole Wheat Penne (in pictures)
Like most pasta dishes this is one that can be almost infinitely improvised, but pork, tomato sauce, and pasta are one of my favorites. The ingredients can be interchanged to your liking. This is how I made it: I started with a couple heritage pork chops from the freezer (from T Meadow Farms), a yellowContinue reading “Pork Ragu with Whole Wheat Penne (in pictures)”
Stove-Top Frittata
Yes, I’m still attempting to eat my way through the giant zucchini that two measly plants are producing this year (this post could easily be one in a series titled: things that can be made out of zucchini). Anyhow, I made a stove-top frittata out of it…it was delicious and simple to make (I’m notContinue reading “Stove-Top Frittata”
Penne Bolognese (variation)
By now readers of this blog have probably surmised that I like starch…particularly bread and pasta…and over recent years I have migrated towards whole and multiple grain varieties. Pasta, I think, is one of the most incredibly versatile foods…it’s simple, the variations and ingredients are seemingly endless, and a meal can be made in oneContinue reading “Penne Bolognese (variation)”
Yet Another Pizza (and loaf of bread)
If you’ve read any of my previous ramblings you’ve probably surmised by now that I like to make bread and pizza. Leavened dough products, in my opinion, should really be listed in their own food group. Pizza is a great way to utilize what you have in the fridge (or freezer). Unfortunately, I believe peopleContinue reading “Yet Another Pizza (and loaf of bread)”
Julia’s Omelet and My Big Decedent Frittata
I spent much of mid-day today in a reflective mood…after dropping my son off at his mother’s house I had the morning and afternoon to myself, before a family dinner engagement. I managed to take a nap, meditate, go for a good steam and swim, and read half of this book. As usual after aContinue reading “Julia’s Omelet and My Big Decedent Frittata”
Urban Simplicty 