I bet you're surprised to see a post. Mmhmm I bet you're saying "wow, I thought this blog was dead" and to be quite honest with you I was almost afraid of the same thing. Things they are a changin' and one of those changes is either quit paying for my blog or start posting again and you can see what won out. :) I can't promise I'll be around as much as I'd like -- but I can promise it won't be over a year between posts. BTW, like the new style? I think it fits my personality at the moment.
I'm going to start (again) with what I had for lunch today ...
Doesn't quite look like much, does it? I'm usually not one for fussy lunches. Give me something I can throw together (or better yet, just eat) and I'm a happy girl. I've had leftover pasta in the fridge for a few days now and this idea has been swimming around in my head for a couple weeks (I'm sad to say).
Oh, what is it? Sorry, on to the (semi) recipe. I didn't measure - just kind of threw things together but basically I had a tub of marinated artichoke hearts, a tub of piquant peppers, a tub of Kalamata olives, a tub of feta cheese, and about 1/2 cup of pasta. I heated a saute pan and added 2 spoonfuls of the artichoke hearts, 4 of the peppers, halved, 6 of the olives, halved and let them heat up a little. Added the pasta and cooked it until it was heated as well. Dumped it into the bowl and topped with the feta.
Was it as good as I expected it to be? Ummmmm... probably. I think it would have been better had I had some cilantro to throw in there to brighten the flavor a bit. Maybe a little lime juice? Avocado? (On a side note .. ever had pasta with avocado? YUM - I have come to find out that I love the taste of warm avocado with pasta - maybe we can discuss that at a later date.) Would I make it again? Yes - and it even is in the "easy" category with just one pan to clean up afterwards. Not bad, not bad at all.
Yeah You're back! I'm so happy to see you posting again. I know how life gets in the way. My own blog is testament to that. Pasta looks Yummy too. LOVE avacado with pasta.
Posted by: Melanie | March 15, 2010 at 11:04 AM
Thanks, Melanie ... it's good to be back :)
Posted by: Alisha | March 18, 2010 at 01:27 AM
Well, look what I get for randomly checking your blog! You're back! Glad to see it...hope things are going well and I DO like the new layout!
Posted by: Claire | April 03, 2010 at 06:11 PM
Thanks, Claire :) It's good to be back -- even sporadically! Thanks for checking in with me .. it's been a crazy couple of years.
Posted by: Alisha | April 05, 2010 at 05:46 AM