For lunch I tried a new creation: Pumpkin Pasta!I used whole wheat pasta and mixed it with pumpkin sauce! To make the sauce I first cooked 1 clove of garlic minced in about a 1 tbsp. of extra virgin olive oil. I then added a giant scoop of canned pumpkin and a ladle full of the starchy water I was cooking my pasta in to thin the pumpkin. I cooked for a while longer to warm and then tossed the pasta with the sauce. I really loved the pumpkin flavor in combination with some olive oil and garlic, but I think next time I will try making it using chicken stock instead of water to add even more flavor!
On the side I had a small salad with carrot chips and some light ranch.
On my way to work I ate a chocolate chip z-bar as dessert! I didn't really eat any bars on vacation so I have been missing them like crazy!!
While I was at the grocery store this AM I found STEVIA! After reading about it in the blogging world I had been looking for it in a few different stores and found this kind made by Sugar in the Raw that wasn't too expensive. I brought along a few packets to use when I have coffee at work which I am planning to do this afternoon since it is FREEZING in the library!
Hope everyone has a wonderful afternoon/evening!!
3 comments:
Hooray snow!! We JUST got our first layer of foundation snow this weekend - it certainly took long enough!
That pumpkin pasta sounds intriguing - I might have to try that soon!
Oh! A quick note about Stevia - it is FABULOUS, but a little goes a loooooong way. Use it sparingly until you get the taste for it!
Snow?! Definitely looking like Christmas now!
And wow, delicious pumpkin pasta! That is so creative!
Oh my goodness, pumpkin pasta! How wonderful! I've got to try that!!
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