Falafel Pita Sandwhich

Mmmmm... excuse me while I finish chewing...

This was one of those random recipes that came to me while I was grocery shopping for this week. 

It was a pretty genius one, if I do say so myself.
And, of course simple.

Ingredients:

Directions:
Toast Pita, cut one side open.
Smear Greek Yogurt Dip inside one side of the Pita.
Fill with peas, tomatoes, and salad (of your choice).
Heat Falafels (3 pieces literally take one minute).
(I was weary of the precooked Falafel... but it was good.)
Cut in half and add to Pita sandwich.
That's it! Eat!

 

 I'm pretty proud of this one. It was surprisingly delicious! 

First Sounders Game!

Hello all! 

I had the awesome experience of attending my very first Seattle Sounders game on Saturday!

 I was graciously given some tickets for AMAZING seats (four rows up from the field)! 

It was so much fun! 

I went with a friend of mine, Karisa and we had a great time.

Unfortunately, they did not win.
Even with our very helpful coaching. 

By coaching, I do mean yelling at the from our seats along with the other thousands of fans there. Unbelievable right? All they had to do was listen.

Regardless, I can't wait to go again!

 

 

Garlic Spaghetti Noodles

 This week I'm trying to get creative with the food, or lack of, I bought at the grocery store.

I got home from the grocery store on Sunday, and sorta realized I didn't get a whole lot of food... 

Does that happen to other people? Or is it just me who can't grocery shop productively all the time?

 Anyway, I basically ended up with some fruit, oatmeal, popcorn (I have been obsessed with Trader Joe's White Cheddar popcorn), and pasta. 

Pasta is one of my main food groups. Right up there with bread. 

I never want to even think about those "no carb" diets, yuck. 

Anyway, realizing this I have been trying to think of a new way to make something to eat aside from Mac and Cheese (which is what I ate for lunch for the past two days). 

My recipe today I'll admit was inspired by Pinterest and all the spring pasta recipes I've been seeing. 

Forewarning: I didn't measure one thing in this so the amounts are really up to you and how much you would prefer, but I will guesstimate to be as helpful as possible.

Ingredients:

Whole Wheat Spaghetti

(your normal amount, I never know how to measure pasta)

Rosemary

 (you can use fresh or dried, mine was dried )

Olive Oil

(about one tablespoon or so)

Fresh Garlic

(I used one clove. My mother raised me on it, so I favor it)

Cherry Tomatoes

(one handful or so)

Bread Crumbs

(I used Italian)

Parmesan Cheese

Directions:

Boil Water, add a little bit of olive oil and salt. I also add a little bit of rosemary to the water.

Add pasta, stirring occasionally.

While the pasta cooks, heat up olive oil in small sauce pan.

Chop up garlic. It doesn't really matter into what size, it's entirely up to you. 

Cut tomatoes in half.

Chop up rosemary.

Add garlic to heated oil, and cook on medium low heat- my mom would be so proud.

Once the garlic begins to brown, add tomatoes and cook for a couple more minutes. 

Remove from heat (I just poured mine into the bowl I was going to use).

Add rosemary to the garlic sauce. 

When pasta is cooked, drain and add to bowl.

Stir pasta to mix in the garlic sauce. 

Sprinkle with Parmesan cheese and bread crumbs. 

Enjoy!

 This was really delicious and full of flavor from just a few simple ingredients! 

This would go great with a glass of red wine, like most things...