Pasta Dish

Pasta Dish
(recipe from back of a box)




I like to experiment with new recipes all the time.  And sometimes the best ones come off the back of a box.  I got this recipe from a Barilla pasta box.  It is light and tasty.







Ingredients:
1 lb box of your favorite pasta shape
1 green pepper, julienned
1 red pepper, julienned
1 yellow onion, diced small
4 tablespoons fresh chopped flat leaf parsley.
3/4 cup fresh grated Romano cheese
4 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
1 1/2 cup salted pasta water
salt and pepper to taste

Cook pasta according to directions.
Meanwhile....
Saute onion in large skillet (I use a 12") till clear.
Add the peppers and 1 cup pasta water.
Cover and let simmer till the peppers are softened.

Toss cooked and drained pasta into pan with the the liquid and peppers/onions.  Salt and pepper to taste and add cheese and chopped parsley.  Serve immediately!

This is Matt and Emmy

We love to add people to our family, whether they be from abroad or we grow them ourselves!

The year 2011 brought a wonderful surprise to our family, Emily Ann was born in May.  She has been a blessing and is treasured by everyone in our family!  Emmy is 8months here.

The year 2011 also brought Matthias Hatzenbuhler to our family.  He's from Germany.  Emily absolutely adores him!

Homemade Pizza Rolls

Okay...I saw on Pinterest, a yummy recipe for a great pizza snack. Here is my version and my own photo of the finished treat!

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Preheat Oven to 375 degrees. Line baking sheet with aluminum foil and spray with non-stick cooking spray.

Ingredients:

1 can of crescent dough

Favorite pizza sauce

Pepperoni

Italian Seasoning

Garlic Powder

Shredded Mozzarella

Shredded Parmesan

Directions:

Unroll crescent dough and stretch the triangle a bit.

Layer 1 teaspoon of pizza sauce, 2 pepperoni slices and shredded Mozzarella cheese.

Fold ends around the filling like a little bundle.

Sprinkle with garlic powder

Sprinkle Parmesan cheese

Top with Italian Seasoning.

Bake about 15 minutes until golden. Dip in warmed pizza sauce for a great treat! My kids LOVED THIS.

UGH!

Will someone please turn on the outside air conditioning? It's really hot and humid!

10%

"You look like you have maybe 10% body fat" says the bike shop guy.
My brain stopped listening to his monologue.
What!? Wait!
Did he just say MAYBE 10%?
Is that below the number or above?
Should I ask the poor kid to clarify?
Does he know my tummy just growled to mourn that I will not eat a single cookie for two weeks! (well, maybe just one week). He did say 10%.

Gone

We hugged and said goodbye to Patrick Tuesday. I sobbed and cried all that evening and have had little moments of sadness followed by tears. Saying goodbye can be really hard.

Tornado Relief

We learned last Saturday that tornados ripped through our little town of Delta. We raced home from our long vacation and viewed the devastating damage. Shocking!

Kim is the minister of our little church and so he jumped in feet first to help coordinate the clean up effort and I jumped in too! I've done a number of little things to help out, but today's assignment really blew me away.

I was asked to work at a home on Co.Rd. 7. It is an an area that suffered severe damage and many lost homes. I had been working over three hours in the hot, humid weather and felt really tired and worn out. Then the homeowner and her neighbor appoached me as I tilled, pulled and raked sod clumps from the earth. The ladies told me that the garden was being readied to transplant the landscaping flowers and shrubs. This was all the women had left of their homes. Just the flowers and shrubs. I felt really humbled. I would have replanted entire trees for them. I feel really blessed that I had the chance to serve.