Spinach Lemon Pesto Pasta.

It's quick and easy and delicious.

The other night I was on the phone, just got home, and incredibly hungry... AKA -- I did NOT want to spend an hour cooking food. I had a bunch of stuff in my fridge that needed to be eaten or else it would probably be pitched the next day.  Thus, this creation was.. created. Delicious. These proportions are just what I thought of.. you can add more or less of anything depending on taste, it most likely will not effect the outcome too much.

INGREDIENTS:

-Alfredo (you are not going to need very much only few spoonfuls)

-Pesto 

-8 oz. Pasta (I used fettuccine but any will work)

-3/4 C. or a small pack of Grape or Cherry Tomatoes

-Olive Oil

-Juice of one lemon

-2 C. FRESH Baby Spinach Leaves (as much as you want but it REALLY cooks down)

-1-2 Garlic Cloves minced finely

salt and pepper to taste.

DIRECTIONS:

1. Prepare pasta as the package indicates, add salt and olive oil to the water (I'm assuming we all know how to make pasta...)

BEFORE

AFTER

2. In a small saucepan add: olive oil and throw in your tomatoes with a bit of salt and pepper. Cook on medium heat. Continually stir these until they become wilted and the skin is wrinkly, this will take a few minutes. Refer to pictures.Once they are finished just place them in a bowl and set aside.

3. Don't forget to check your pasta!!

4. You are probably freaking out about the black stuff at the bottom of your pan... don't I just grab it and quickly clean it and it comes out spotless. Plus, I clean it because I use it for the next step.

5. In saucepan add some olive oil (not very much) and your garlic.  Cook this for a few minutes just to get things going. Next add a few big spoonfuls (around 1/4-1/2 C) alfredo sauce.  If it's reacting to the olive oil (this will happen if you added too much) just wait until it dies down and stir up to heat.  Add your spinach in next and just continue to stir.  After a couple minutes the spinach will have died down and you can see where you are at as far as quantity.  If you want more Spinach or Alfredo, add some, it will not affect anything.

6. Squeeze in your lemon and then just set heat to low.

7. Check your pasta. If done, drain and place into bowl or replace into pot and add a few drizzles of olive oil.

8. Toss in the lemon-spinach sauce and add about 2 Tablespoons of pesto sauce.  Stir until every thing is evenly coated and then gently toss your tomatoes in.  

9. DONE!!!!!

havent posted since january... whoops

Sooo.... I get done wtih work at 5 and have nothing to do... because I live at home.. with my parents... (counting down Tminus 12 days) finally will live on my own again :) love you mom and dad. BAH!  but in the meantime I find ways to occupy myself.. and usually that ends up with me messing with photoshop or my camera.... and putz. my poor dog Putz. He is my regular victim. he doesnt like my camera but I think he's cute.

I got bored and was editing random photos... hence this picture of my dogs' favorite toy (and my profile picture) I promise i have other friends that are humans.

Goll he looks like a grandpa. anyways... i'm done here for another 7 months. later :)

10... seriously.. i'm already sick of this.

Day 10 - A picture of the person you do the most messed up things with.

This ray of shine right here! hahahahahaha in her defense we had just gotten to Cancun Mexico and they lost our luggage in Texas so we didn't have showering supplies and the first day we stayed in a forsaken hotel (there was a hair in the bed if you know what i'm saying.) and the airport only gave us $20 to buy stuff while they found our luggage.  hahaha Greasy mess's.

Day 9

Day 09 - A picture of the person who has gotten you through the most.

Lets be honest. Done.

Day 08

Day 08 - A picture that makes you laugh.
hahahahahaha ooooh there is way too many to count!

Erin getting ready for some highschool dance HA!

Faces are priceless hahahaha especially Kylee's :)

Oh Marc. That is all.

There is MANY MANY MANY more photos but I need to learn to be more decisive... and choosing 3 is definitely narrowing it down from how many I want to put.

Simply Wood RIng Blog

Simply Wood RIng Blog

I LOVE THESE RINGS! I have always wanted my ring to be wooden (or leather but I feel like that would be more high maitenance) with the diamon... I just think that the dark wood really sets off the diamond making it a lot more sparkle-y... That is my opinion and I am sticking to it :) BUT I have never actually seen one.. until this... because i randomly wanted to see if i could actually find one. :) ooh yeah

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Day 07 - A picture of your most treasured item.

Most treasured item... FREAKIN.. I gotta think about this one for sure.

Well... depends where I am.. (if you haven't noticed I can never pick one item.. it's always changing)

I have what one would call a "blankey" except it's not my childhood blanket... it's my big kid blanket.. i take it EVERYWHERE with me.  It's a Potter Barn blanket... FREAKING HUGE and feels like fur... ooooh my gosh! I have the blanket and my good mother bought the sheets and pillow cases... seriously I dont want to be big headed but i have THE BEST bed in the whole world. I am all about snuggling up with a blanket and doing anything... sleeping watching a movie, reading... even eating my meals. it's all better in the blanket.

But I suppose the item that means the most to be would probably be the camera my grandma gave me for my birthday.  It was my grandpas camera when he lived in Germany during the Korean War.  Fujica ST705 :)

I LUHUVE it.  Definitely great. And takes great photos.

They are just so clear and it's cool messing with all the settings and learning how to use it