My neighbors returned from Italy with a package of pasta and some good olive oil for me. What a treat! I used them both in this recipe.
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Shrimp and Pasta with Red Peppers and Peas
Last night was one of those nights where I started with one idea and for various reasons it morphed into something else entirely. First, I was going to make shrimp kebobs with mushrooms and peppers and a mango dipping sauce that I saw in an old Cooking Light book. I had the shrimp out to…
Summer Pasta with Fresh Tomatoes, Onion, and Basil
This is one of my favorite dinners in the summer, when I can walk out in the garden and pick the tomatoes just before dinner. My girls won’t eat it with the onions so I only put them in when they’re gone. I’m not sure about measurements since I just chop enough tomatoes and cook…
My Favorite Meat Sauce
I play around a bit with various meat sauces, browned ground beef then cooked with tomato sauce and herbs. I have to admit I don’t think I’ve ever had a bad recipe. Maybe that’s because I taste and adjust as I go if the recipe starts out wrong. In a generic recipe, I’ll often add…
Quick and Dirty Meat Sauce
Sometimes I make meatballs. Sometimes I buy those frozen meatballs. They periodically go on sale for a price that rivals the cost per pound for ground beef. But sometimes I also just make a meat sauce with loose browned ground beef. I vary the canned tomato products depending on what I have around. There’s almost…