Comments on: Day 310: Pasta e Fagioli (Fazool) http://dinnerwithjulie.com/2008/11/05/day-310-pasta-e-fagioli-fazool/ A year in my kitchen Fri, 10 Sep 2010 19:39:28 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Carol SB http://dinnerwithjulie.com/2008/11/05/day-310-pasta-e-fagioli-fazool/comment-page-1/#comment-2778 Carol SB Fri, 07 Nov 2008 17:18:50 +0000 http://dinnerwithjulie.com/2008/11/05/day-310-pasta-e-fagioli-fazool/#comment-2778 Oh yeah, and Elaine: Julie's chili ( in any incarnation, please pardon the pun) is great for a week of suppers... eat as chili; stir some into a pot of tomato soup; stir some into pasta, top with cheese and bake til bubbly; and if there's a little bit left, serve hot, with a big pan of cheesy nachos. And, Julie- the photo looks fine on our desktop monitor. Oh yeah, and Elaine: Julie’s chili ( in any incarnation, please pardon the pun) is great for a week of suppers… eat as chili; stir some into a pot of tomato soup; stir some into pasta, top with cheese and bake til bubbly; and if there’s a little bit left, serve hot, with a big pan of cheesy nachos.
And, Julie- the photo looks fine on our desktop monitor.

]]> By: Carol SB http://dinnerwithjulie.com/2008/11/05/day-310-pasta-e-fagioli-fazool/comment-page-1/#comment-2777 Carol SB Fri, 07 Nov 2008 17:12:59 +0000 http://dinnerwithjulie.com/2008/11/05/day-310-pasta-e-fagioli-fazool/#comment-2777 Tea lights are great motivation to stay at the table. Bravo for thinking of it! We used to do this when the kids were small: the advent calendar thing, with three kids, starts to become difficult. So I'd notch a tall, taper candle into 24 segments, and we'd burn it a notch every night at the supper table. (a couple of cautions: sometimes we'd be involved in talk/ supper and not notice it'd burned more than one notch: no prob, just "forgot" to burn it for a night or so when we were away. And one time i found a gorgeous, REALLY TALL and thick taper and notched it... and it took darn near an hour to burn between notches. Not a good thing.) Tea lights are great motivation to stay at the table. Bravo for thinking of it! We used to do this when the kids were small: the advent calendar thing, with three kids, starts to become difficult. So I’d notch a tall, taper candle into 24 segments, and we’d burn it a notch every night at the supper table. (a couple of cautions: sometimes we’d be involved in talk/ supper and not notice it’d burned more than one notch: no prob, just “forgot” to burn it for a night or so when we were away. And one time i found a gorgeous, REALLY TALL and thick taper and notched it… and it took darn near an hour to burn between notches. Not a good thing.)

]]> By: Laurene http://dinnerwithjulie.com/2008/11/05/day-310-pasta-e-fagioli-fazool/comment-page-1/#comment-2771 Laurene Fri, 07 Nov 2008 06:09:27 +0000 http://dinnerwithjulie.com/2008/11/05/day-310-pasta-e-fagioli-fazool/#comment-2771 Moonstruck has always been a favorite of our family. We're Italian & actually have characters like those from the movie among our family & friends, so it's a little like watching home movies. I especially like when the mother fries red peppers & puts slices of Italian bread with holes in them in the pan & breaks eggs into the holes. Now THAT's Italian!! Moonstruck has always been a favorite of our family. We’re Italian & actually have characters like those from the movie among our family & friends, so it’s a little like watching home movies.

I especially like when the mother fries red peppers & puts slices of Italian bread with holes in them in the pan & breaks eggs into the holes. Now THAT’s Italian!!

]]> By: Christina http://dinnerwithjulie.com/2008/11/05/day-310-pasta-e-fagioli-fazool/comment-page-1/#comment-2760 Christina Thu, 06 Nov 2008 20:02:06 +0000 http://dinnerwithjulie.com/2008/11/05/day-310-pasta-e-fagioli-fazool/#comment-2760 Tomorrow is my due date for our 3rd child ... I can't believe the due date is here!! Althought I don't expect for the baby to get here before next week (I'm just not that lucky!!). That being said, Tuesday I FINALLY got the burst of energy I've been waiting for! I went to Safeway and did a 10% tuesday shop and when I got home I all of a sudden started cooking. I wasn't planning on it, it just kinda happend. I made a big pot of wicked beef & bean chilie, I got an old fashioned stew going in the crockpot that I let cook slowly overnight and I got a pork stock (made with Ham hawks) made and put it outside overnight and then made a killer pea soup yesterday morning!! I thought I should also say, I think Pea Soup is seriously under rated! It's such a great soup and SO COST EFFECTIVE! I made a HUGE pot (at least 3 meals) for $6!! Anyway just thought I'd share a few big pot meals, feeling good about having some meals in the freezer for when the baby does decided to grace us with it's presence! Tomorrow is my due date for our 3rd child … I can’t believe the due date is here!! Althought I don’t expect for the baby to get here before next week (I’m just not that lucky!!). That being said, Tuesday I FINALLY got the burst of energy I’ve been waiting for! I went to Safeway and did a 10% tuesday shop and when I got home I all of a sudden started cooking. I wasn’t planning on it, it just kinda happend. I made a big pot of wicked beef & bean chilie, I got an old fashioned stew going in the crockpot that I let cook slowly overnight and I got a pork stock (made with Ham hawks) made and put it outside overnight and then made a killer pea soup yesterday morning!! I thought I should also say, I think Pea Soup is seriously under rated! It’s such a great soup and SO COST EFFECTIVE! I made a HUGE pot (at least 3 meals) for $6!!
Anyway just thought I’d share a few big pot meals, feeling good about having some meals in the freezer for when the baby does decided to grace us with it’s presence!

]]> By: Cheryl http://dinnerwithjulie.com/2008/11/05/day-310-pasta-e-fagioli-fazool/comment-page-1/#comment-2759 Cheryl Thu, 06 Nov 2008 19:42:43 +0000 http://dinnerwithjulie.com/2008/11/05/day-310-pasta-e-fagioli-fazool/#comment-2759 You are so good at avoiding default take-out! I echo the comments about a roast chicken. But a roast of beef can do the same thing. Roast one night, stirfry or stroganoff another, maybe fajitas, then a pot of beef and barley soup. Tealights are a pretty option. Right now we just let her sing songs to her heart's content and our eardrums pain while we eat. Oh, and we all pretend we are lions and roar at each other. It leads to meaningful dinner conversations in a few years, right? You are so good at avoiding default take-out!
I echo the comments about a roast chicken. But a roast of beef can do the same thing. Roast one night, stirfry or stroganoff another, maybe fajitas, then a pot of beef and barley soup.
Tealights are a pretty option. Right now we just let her sing songs to her heart’s content and our eardrums pain while we eat. Oh, and we all pretend we are lions and roar at each other. It leads to meaningful dinner conversations in a few years, right?

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