Simple

Greens from our garden :)

I haven't been posting food much lately - life just gets too busy to take pictures of everything we eat :) plus, we tend to go lighter & simpler in the Spring, so I don't have any real food epiphanies to share these days. A good friend of mine who is a wonderful cook encouraged me to post anyway, so here are a few shots we've accumulated over the last month of some simple cookin' :)

Fresh from our garden, we recently enjoyed bibb lettuce, mesclun greens and green onion in a light salad with sprouts, grilled chicken & red onion, hard boiled egg, tomatoes, and homemade ranch dressing (maybe not so light after all, but ranch is gooood).

Tighty Troy's


Messy mine

And another weeknight go-to for us, pasta :) It may feel like cheap college food to some, but to us, it satisfies our inner Italian cravings at least once a week... I try to use up whatever canned creations I have (artichokes, garbanzo beans, sun dried tomatoes, plus what a great opportunity to throw in fresh veggies for fiber & nutrients.) I don't have a pic of the final product, but we tossed in rigatoni and shaved fresh Parmesan over the top. Fresh basil & parsley brightened it up.

Another staple in our diets these days? Sweet potato fries! Out of the freezer and into my belly :) I seasoned these with a mixture of my usual (kosher salt & pepper, fresh rosemary, garlic salt and olive oil; then into the oven! If you're not above frozen fries (I like to make my own but these are just so easy), then check out Alexia's all natural sweet potato fries (with 0 trans fat).

Speaking of sweet potatoes - we do spud night quite often these days; they're just easy, too :) Season with all the usual spice suspects, add some sliced garlic & onion and wrap in foil. In 40 mins at 450 you have soft steamy goodness, ready for just about any & all tater toppers. We like brisket/flank steak, veggies, ricotta or feta cheese, you name it.

Not sure if you can tell in this picture,
but this is a Siamese twin potato!

With grilled asparagus, roasted red peppers, skirt steak & parm.

We just had a festive pizza & prosecco party with my girls' small group + husbands... it was so much fun playing pizza parlor in our kitchen :) (pizza is also an easy weeknight meal for us) we laughed & created and really regret not taking more pics (see carolyndaniel.blogspot.com for more), but what a fun idea... we'll be eating leftover pizza, chicken caesar salad, and molten chocolate cakes this week :) yea for leftovers.