Yummy For My Tummy

Ever since Pinterest became a wild success I have been pinning my little heart out. Pins of things I wanted or wanted to make or even do. Ideas for Photography, Ellasyn's nursery, and Party/Wedding Ideas. I planned our entire wedding, myself, with Pinterest. I didn't get to enjoy much of it, because I was running around like a mad woman, barking orders and using language that only a sailor would use. Luckily for me, I married a Sailor and my mom was one too, so they weren't surprised.

But, I have other boards I've barely looked at. I just pin it and forget it. So I have all of these wonderful stolen ideas, I want to claim as my own, that have just been pushed or should I say pinned aside. However, this weekend my mom came to visit and she demanded pasta. Not so much demanded it but really really wanted to make some. So I went to my yummy in my tummy board and started to look around. Pasta, Pasta, Pasta. Hmmm, what to make, what to make. I wanted something with lots of fresh herbs and ingredients. Things that I would have to make a special trip to Whole Foods to get. Which was an absolute mad house on a Saturday!! I decided on 3 delicious meals that I wanted to try. Here are what the pictures looked like from Pinterest.

Prosciutto, Tomato, and Olive Spaghetti.

Cottage Cheese and Tomato on Baguette

Garlic butter Spaghetti with Herbs.

 

I only took pictures of me making the first reciepe. I didn't want to incorporate them all, but did want to show you the ingredients. This is the Prosciutto, Tomato, and Olive Spaghetti. I used cubed Prosciutto because it was cheaper and it really ruined the look. I also didn't follow the instructions and added it to the mix when it was actually supposed to be on top as a garnish. You basically cook everything in one pot which I like.



Here it is a brewin'

 

You add Parsley and FRESH Parmesan and enjoy. It was okay. I didn't like the tomato paste that you had to add. It could have easily been left out and would have made it much better. My husband loved it which is a good sign, at least for me. He is the cook in this family and a damn good one.

I had never tried cottage cheese but I just knew I wasnt going to like it. I mean you call those wrinkley dimply things that are on the back of my les and stomach cottage cheese, why on Earth would I want to eat something that was called that. But the picture made it look so good, I just couldn't pass it up. This could be a meal in itself. It's just toasted, any kind of bread, cottage cheese, then cherry tomatos, green onion, drizzle olive oil and Whoa La!! DEE-LISH!!

 

The Garlic butter and Herb spaghetti, I forgot to take a picture of, so this is it the next day. It was good even warmed up. It's so simple, really! Just take a skillet with butter then add garlic and then anything you want. We did baby spinach, fresh basil, fresh oregano, and asparagus. This one was my favorite by far!!

 

 

Needless to say the 2 pounds I lost last week I gained back this weekend. I also indulged in a delicious slice of pizza at Whole Foods and tried Tofu for the first time. It was so good, I could honestly give up meat....OK no I cant.

 

 

Have a FAB Monday everyone! And thanks for reading!!

 

Today I am a wife, mother, and pasta extraordinaire.

 

Keep Chasing Those Fireflies!!

 

 

CJ