Pretty Tasty

I haven't been cooking much lately and cereal was starting to get old. Here's a new recipe. It came from Kraft and I've posted Kraft's recipe below with what I did differently. It's a nice summer dish too.

Greek Isles Pasta Salad

3 cups farfalle (bow-tie pasta), uncooked

2 cups baby spinach leaves

1 cup Kraft Natural Mediterranean Style Cheese Crumbles (I used Feta instead)

1 cup cherry tomatoes, halved (I used a normal tomato, peeled and sliced)

3/4 cup drained canned chickpeas (garbanzo beans), rinsed

1/2 cup Kraft Greek Vinaigrette Dressing

Cook pasta as directed on package; drain. Place in large bowl.

Add remaining ingredients; mix lightly.

Serve immediately or cover and refrigerate until ready to serve.

(http://www.kraftfoods.com/kf/recipes/greek-isles-pasta-salad-106259.aspx)

YUM!

My first really big tomato.

Some pics

Here are some recent pictures. Here's Bruno and his new pool.
Keith and me at his birthday dinner.

Keith and me at the airport.


July 9, 2009... Note to self: When weed eating, wear pants.

My cup runneth over...

with zucchini. So I made about 18 zucchini muffins and a loaf of bread. Grand total is now 1 yellow squash, 7 zucchinis and 2 cherry tomatoes.



Here's the recipe just in case:

3 eggs
1 cup vegetable oil
1 3/4 cups sugar
2 cups grated zucchini
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
3 cups all-purpose flour
3 teaspoons cinnamon
1/8 teaspoon nutmeg
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup chopped pecans (optional)

Preheat oven to 350°F.

Grease and flour two 8×4 inch loaf pans. Or line muffin pan with paper liners.
In a large bowl, beat the eggs with a whisk.
Mix in oil, sugar, zucchini and vanilla.
Combine flour, cinnamon, nutmeg, baking soda, baking powder and salt, as well as nuts.
Divide the batter into prepared pans.
Bake loaves for approx. 55 minutes or until a tester comes out clean. Bake muffins for approximately 18 minutes.

Stratch That

Grand total is now 1 yellow squash, 6 zucchinis and 2 cherry tomatoes.

June 19, 2009... Note to self: Make grocery store run for zucchini bread ingredients.

Do you see it?

It's my first tomato. This makes my grand total: 1 yellow squash, 5 zucchinis and 1 cherry tomato.


June 18, 2009... Note to Self: Due to the recent events at work, I might as well laugh than cry... or take up drinking!

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