Thursday, June 18, 2009

Awesome recipe

I made this recipe yesterday for lunch for Lisa and I. It was TO DIE FOR!!!! You should make it for yourself today for lunch!

  • Waldorf-Salad -Style Penne

  • 1 pound whole wheat penne past
  • 3/4 cup mayonnaise
  • 1/4 cup sour cream
  • 3 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
  • 11/2 teaspoons ground cumin
  • 3 ribs celery, chopped
  • 8 slices bacon, cooked and crumbled
  • 4 nectarines, 3 chopped and 1 sliced
  • 1 bunch chives, cut into 1/2 inch lengths
  • 1 cup chopped pecans, candied*
  • 1.In a large pot of boiling, salted water, cook the pasta until al dente. Drain and rinse with cold water.
  • 2. Make candied pecans*
  • 3. Meanwhile, in a large bowl, whisk together the mayo, sour cream, lemon juice, cumin and 1/4 cup water. Add the pasta and toss to coat; let sit for 10 minutes. Stir in the celery, bacon , chopped nectarines, half of the chives and half of the pecans.
  • 4. To serve, top the pasta with the remaining chives, pecans and the sliced nectarine.
  • *candied pecans - In a small pan, add 1 cup of sugar and let melt. Add pecans and stir until completely coated. Let cool in glass bowl.

Fun summer day!

I've wanted to slow time down so many times over the past few days. We've had so much fun. It's just slipping away way too quickly. Yesterday, we had a nice workout, played outside, had a birthday party for Lauren, went to the movie "UP", relaxed, and most importantly just had a

SUMMER BLAST!!!