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Weekend Link Love — Edition 509

Clean Eating Summer Vegetable Bow Tie Pasta Recipe

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I know summer isn’t exactly the best time to be turning on the stove. I get it. But if you’re going to be cooking something anyway, make sure you include this clean eating summer vegetable bow tie pasta in your cooking lineup. This is an easy, one-pot meal that is reminiscent of making soup. The only difference is, the pasta is going to absorb all the liquid. It makes for a wonderfully “saucy” dish that pairs nicely with a green salad for plenty of veggies. And if you eat meat, a side of chicken would go nicely here too. WHY MAKE THIS RECIPE? The only prep required is cutting the veggies, so the prep goes pretty quickly. It’s a one pot meal, so there won’t be a ton of dishes to clean after cooking It can be enjoyed hot or cool. Great as a plant based main dish or as a side to any meat based protein. You’ll get a healthy serving of veggies. RECIPE TIPS: Make sure you are slicing your vegetables thin. It will help with cooking time. Reserve a little of the parsley for spri...

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Out Of Doors

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Here’s a peek into our 2018 garden! This year we’re keeping things simple with greens, herbs, and tomatoes. We’ve tried growing bigger vegetables in the past, but these are the plants we like to eat the most and want to put energy into. Thomas rebuilt the bed in the back there to make space for a few more tomato plants this year. You can see the rows of greens in the back that we planted pretty late in the season. The above picture is from late May, and here she grows now: The herbs! Thyme, basil, rosemary, parsley and dill. Plus cilantro on the greens side. He LOVES clipping greens for dinner, and he will eat a nice pile of greens dipped in Dr. Ho’s ranch as a salad. We have kale, spinach, and some lettuce at this end of the garden. (Photo taken before we weeded!) Thomas chose the tomatoes and picked Cherokee purples (purple tomatoes are the BEST!), Arkansas Travelers, Better Boys, and Sungolds. We can’t wait to have caprese salad for dinner every night soon! Mazen spotted s...

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