Being home on a Saturday night and all I can think about is what am I going to eat for lunch tomorrow at work? Every time I have work, this is my only thought, (not omg I have work tomorrow… hehe I love my job- most of the time). Usually I bring leftovers or buy some frozen foods before work. But today, instead of laying on the couch all evening, I decided to make lunch for tomorrow. I was feeling like some pasta.
One of my favourite food is pasta! I don’t think life would be the same without pasta. It is just SOOOO GOOD!
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This semester in school, I learnt about celiac disease. It is the disease where you cannot eat foods with gluten and let me tell you, it is no easy disease. Their diet is really strict so things such as breads, cookies, pies, tarts, bran, and PASTA are big no-no’s! Reading food labels become really important with this disease, because many things that you think have no gluten in it, does… for example, gravies and sauces. So as my prof said… when an Italian person hears they have celiac disease, they are quite devastated… I could only imagine.. c’mon a life without pasta? JUST INSANITY! It is even more INSANE when people choose to go on the no carbs diet… WHY? WHY? WHY? I rather be FAT, HAHA
Anyways, my point is PASTA is amazing! I could eat pasta everyday. Not to mention there are like so many different types of pastas you can use, from spaghetti to those swirly pastas. You can put any sauce or anything in pasta and it will probably taste good.
Tonight I made, fettuccini pasta with tomato sauce and red peppers and grilled chicken breast. The great thing about cooking is you don’t need a recipe, you can throw anything in there you want. It is quite the opposite of baking which involves exact measurements.
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RECIPE… Sorta, Kind Of. Make up Your Own PASTA recipe :)
For the chicken breast, I grilled it in a 350 degrees oven for about 15 minutes each side. Seasoned with salt and pepper, thyme and some olive oil.
For the sauce, I sautéed some onions in olive oil, then I added a half a can of diced tomatoes. Then I added some sugar to help the acidity of the tomatoes and add a nice flavour. I also seasoned it with salt and peppers and some more thyme. Then I added my red peppers. Turned off the stove and added my pasta and chicken and tossed.
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I can’t wait until lunch tomorrow! :) I had some pasta already and it tastes great!
Bon Appetit,
Jenny
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