Nameless Recipes are Always the Best Kind

Happy Friday everyone! In honor of the near end of the week, I have a recipe for you.

A nameless recipe.

Nameless in the fact that there is not "official" name for this recipe. It's just pasta with some stuff in it but it's good. Really, REALLY good!

RECIPE:

Ingredients: (Eyeball amounts based on desired amount of pasta)

-Large shell pasta

-Plum or grape tomatoes

-Fresh arugula

-Olive Oil

-Parmesan Cheese

Steps:

1. Make the pasta according to the directions on the box.

2. Slice the tomatoes in half and set aside.

3. Heat a frying pan or skillet and add the olive oil.

4. Place the fresh arugula and chopped tomatoes in the olive oil and fry until the arugula has gotten smaller and the tomatoes are warm.

5. Add the pasta and continue to heat, mixing the ingredients together.

6. Remove pasta from heat, and add grated parmesan cheese to the mix.

7. Enjoy!

Oh, did I mention we made Caesar salad too? :)

YUM!!!! I hope you like it!!

You Can Never Have Too Much Basil

Tonight, since my dad is still in St. Louis and my sister is sleeping over at a friends house, my mom and I decided to try something new and somewhat more elaborate for dinner. Since we had plenty of tomatoes left over from our trip to Charlottesville, as well as some fresh basil and sourdough bread, we decided to try bruschetta.

If you have yet to try bruschetta, I recommend it highly. If you like carbs and veggies and basil and italian food, this is for you. I've included the recipe as well as some pictures below.

RECIPE:

Ingredients: (Just eyeball amounts based on number of bruschetta you plan on making)

-Plum or grape tomatoes

-Red onion

-Italian bread (or any type of sourdough bread)

-Fresh basil, chopped

-Balsamic vinegar

-Olive oil

-Garlic, minced

-Salt and pepper

-Parmesan cheese, shredded

Steps:

1. Combine the tomatoes, onion, basil, balsamic vinegar, olive oil, and garlic into a bowl and mix well.

2. Slice the italian or sourdough bread toast slightly, around 1-2 minutes.

3. Remove bread from toaster and put tomato, onion, basil, vinegar, oil, and garlic mixture on top.

4. Add shredded parmesan cheese, salt, and pepper for taste.

5. Toast for about 1 more minute until the cheese has melted slightly and the vegetables are warm.

6. Enjoy!

Bon Appetit!