So, it has only been like half of a year since I last posted...hahaha. I knew I might not post every day but surely I can do better than once every six months. My friend Jeni, who is an avid blogger, wrote me the sweetest note yesterday and included an encouragement to continue blogging. So, this is my post for Monday, June 21, 2010 and I am hoping to post again before Christmas!

I think I will write about food today. Probably because it is 4:05 p.m. and I am hungry with nothing but Sweet Watermelon gum to keep me going. As a side note, this is some loud smelling gum but I really like it. I also like to pop it, but I try not to when other people are around. I know it is tacky but I like to pop it...what can I say.

So, on to real food. I love to try new recipes and one that I most recently tried is Asian Chicken Pasta Salad. I am in no way claiming that I made this up, however I do not know which blog I got it from. I follow several blogs and I am sure it is from one of them. In the future, I aim to do better in the credit department.



Asian Chicken Pasta Salad

1 box bowtie pasta
1 package boneless skinless chicken tenders
1 package of sliced almonds - toasted
1 bag of fresh spinach
1 large can of mandarin oranges - drained

Dressing Ingredients:
1/4 cup sesame seeds - toasted
1/3 cup soy sauce
1/3 cup red wine vinegar
1/3 cup oil
2 Tbs. sugar
1/2 tsp salt and pepper

Cook the pasta and drain. Cook the chicken and season with salt and pepper. Toast the almonds. Make dressing. Put the cooked chicken in the dressing to marinade overnight. Next day, combine chicken, pasta, spinach, almonds, oranges, and remainder of dressing left in bowl of chicken. The original recipe also said to make the dressing again and add it in, but I thought there was plenty with only 1 recipe of dressing.

Now I also do not have a picture for this, so it will not be the best post ever, but I posted nonetheless!

P.S. I FOUND WHERE I FOUND IT. IT IS FROM WWW.NOBIGGIE.NET and the picture is hers as well!