Tag Archives: tomato sauce

Pizza Margherita; asparagus with morels – 11 June 2011

I knew we would be out of bread, and that I would probably have lunch at the farmers’ market (Himalayan! Super!) while D was doing a small show. I decided not to make bread for dinner, but instead to consider … Continue reading

Posted in Meatless, Pizza | Tagged , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Spaghetti with tomato-basil sauce; salad – 5 June 2011

I’m writing this on the 15th, and looking back at the pictures – quite a few of them, interestingly – to figure out what we had for dinner. D’s dad P was here, and D was cooking. He made a … Continue reading

Posted in Meatless, Pasta | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | 1 Comment

Pizza Margherita; carrot sticks – 25 May 2011

Once again we were near the end of the bread so I offered to make a pizza. D expressed a fondness for Margherita, and since it is about the easiest possible pizza and I love it, how could I disagree? … Continue reading

Posted in Meatless, Pizza | Tagged , , , , , | Leave a comment

Spaghetti with tomatoes and basil – 24 May 2011

A quick and delicious dinner from D, and a wonderful new wine to have with it. D got home thinking to make a cauliflower soup from Alan Hooker (Snow White Soup) but it requires (REALLY requires) a garnish of grated … Continue reading

Posted in Meatless, Pasta | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment

Calabrian Pizza from Rotten City – 16 May 2011

We’re having a big cleanup/renovate week, with R helping me and D painting the kitchen, so D suggested we just plan on someone else cooking for us. R is a big fan of Emeryville’s Rotten City Pizza (named after its … Continue reading

Posted in Meat as a flavoring, Pizza, Take-out | Tagged , , , , , | Leave a comment

Spaghetti with fresh tomato sauce with basil – 11 May 2011

I bought tons of basil at the Derby Street Farmers’ Market yesterday, and washed it all up, which caused some leaves to fall off. D used them up in this pasta, along with some Romas he’d gotten at the Bowl … Continue reading

Posted in Meatless, Pasta | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment

The end of the spaghetti sauce; Brussels sprouts with pancetta – 30 April 2011

We had some leftovers to use up today, so had a pretty simple dinner. D reheated the rest of the spaghetti sauce (with hamburger and mushrooms) , adding, I think, a bit of red wine from a bottle that was … Continue reading

Posted in Meat as a flavoring, Pasta | Tagged , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Linguine with leftover hamburger/tomato sauce – 25 April 2011

Wow, we had a new wine tonight that we both really liked! Reminds us how rarely we have a “wow” wine at our price range. But first… D warmed up the tomato sauce with hamburger that we had the other … Continue reading

Posted in Meat as a flavoring, Pasta | Tagged , , , , , | Leave a comment

Spaghetti with tomato/hamburger sauce; salad with asparagus – 22 April 2011

D came home at six, but went out to work some more on kitchen cabinet doors, so he made a quick dinner when he came in at 7 or so. He cooked some of the tomatoes from the “I’m going … Continue reading

Posted in Meat as a flavoring, Pasta | Tagged , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Spaghetti with leftover tomato/hamburger sauce; steamed leeks with vinaigrette – 11 April 2011

D got home late, and decided just to heat up the spaghetti sauce he’d made the other day, serving it over some boiled spaghetti, with grated parmesan. However, he added a rather special veggie to this. He steamed some leeks, … Continue reading

Posted in Meat as a flavoring, Pasta | Tagged , , , , , | Leave a comment