A yummy way to use up veggies from your 'fridge.
Ingredients
1/2 box rotini pasta (corkscrew)
1/3-1/2 cup chiavettas italian dressing (or an italian version of your choice - for me, only the 'vettas will do)
1/2 red onion, chopped
1/2 green pepper, chopped
1 tsp sea salt
1 tsp black pepper
(assorted veggies as you see fit - julienned carrots, peas, and ripped spinach would be good additions. I just did our grocery shopping tonight, and as such had very few true leftovers available.)
Steps
Cook pasta until almost done - DO NOT OVERCOOK. See my Southwestern Pasta Bake for what happens when pasta goes horribly, irretrievably wrong.
Drain and rinse with cold water.
Dump into a large bowl or a casserole dish - whichever will fit in your fridge the best.
Drizzle the dressing over the pasta.
Toss in the veggies.
Chill. Or eat. Or chill then eat.
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08/14/2006 19:14 #25011
Kara's Perfect Pasta SaladCategory: food
08/09/2006 08:41 #25010
Be nice to your coworkersCategory: fun
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08/06/2006 20:36 #25009
Miss August?Category: pets
Rachael Ray's Magazine is having a Pet of the Month contest.
This is the picture I used to enter her:
I saw two cocker spaniels on our walk this evening that rivaled Abby in cuteness, but only because they were a double threat and one looked to be an eight week old puppy.
is having a Pet of the Month contest.This is the picture I used to enter her:
I saw two cocker spaniels on our walk this evening that rivaled Abby in cuteness, but only because they were a double threat and one looked to be an eight week old puppy.
jenks - 08/06/06 21:55
She's a springer, right? Almost looks a little Brittany in that pic. Cute, fo sho, but she ain't got nothin' on my bulldogs. bahaha! ;)
She's a springer, right? Almost looks a little Brittany in that pic. Cute, fo sho, but she ain't got nothin' on my bulldogs. bahaha! ;)
08/05/2006 10:03 #25008
Purple foodCategory: food
It's a rare weekend that I'm actually in town with a day to myself. With J at at golf tournament this morning, and no other pressing commitments for me, I hopped down to the Elmwood Bidwell Market for some treats
I worked at a family-owned (not my family) market/garden center for several summers, and after countless 12 hour days of dealing with produce, produce, and nothing but produce, seeing a dozen tables of vendors hawking veggies and fruits in the summer sun doesn't really excite me.
Still, I wanted some fresh stuff, and I was pleasantly surprised by their selection. I ended up with a bunch of zucchini (for shredding/freezing for muffins), tomatoes (for salads), and purple peppers. Yes, one of the vendors had purple peppers and I think I should have bought more than the 6 I did buy. Look for my recipe for purple slaw later today.
I worked at a family-owned (not my family) market/garden center for several summers, and after countless 12 hour days of dealing with produce, produce, and nothing but produce, seeing a dozen tables of vendors hawking veggies and fruits in the summer sun doesn't really excite me.
Still, I wanted some fresh stuff, and I was pleasantly surprised by their selection. I ended up with a bunch of zucchini (for shredding/freezing for muffins), tomatoes (for salads), and purple peppers. Yes, one of the vendors had purple peppers and I think I should have bought more than the 6 I did buy. Look for my recipe for purple slaw later today.
jenks - 08/05/06 21:42
carolinian you should have run with it- you could be rich. Since, sadly, the "rainbow diet" is now a real thing. Eat foods of every color every day and you'll lose weight! I guess veggies are what have color and eating them is good... but still- sounds stupid. And purple haze is pretty good stuff- i haven't seen it around here though. maybe at prespa.
carolinian you should have run with it- you could be rich. Since, sadly, the "rainbow diet" is now a real thing. Eat foods of every color every day and you'll lose weight! I guess veggies are what have color and eating them is good... but still- sounds stupid. And purple haze is pretty good stuff- i haven't seen it around here though. maybe at prespa.
carolinian - 08/05/06 19:11
Right around the time the Atkins diet was really popular, a friend and I came up with our own fad diet that would sweep the world: The Purple Diet. This diet would be quite simple--you only eat foods that are purple and avoid everything else.
Instead of eating Apples, red meat, and broccoli, you might substitute eggplant, plums, and drink Purple Haze beer :::link:::
Right around the time the Atkins diet was really popular, a friend and I came up with our own fad diet that would sweep the world: The Purple Diet. This diet would be quite simple--you only eat foods that are purple and avoid everything else.
Instead of eating Apples, red meat, and broccoli, you might substitute eggplant, plums, and drink Purple Haze beer :::link:::
08/03/2006 08:58 #25007
Snakes on a PlaneCategory: potpourri
Have the awesome Samuel L. Jackson leave a voicemail (or send an email) to tell your friends or family to go see Snakes on a Plane:
I love the viral marketing part of this, but even more than that, I love that the producers and marketers are taking such a lead from the Internets in how they promote this film. Make no mistake - this movie will not be winning any Academy Awards. But does it matter?
I love the viral marketing part of this, but even more than that, I love that the producers and marketers are taking such a lead from the Internets in how they promote this film. Make no mistake - this movie will not be winning any Academy Awards. But does it matter?
This is great! I needed a pasta salad recipe, actually.
Happy 100th post -
Josh