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Quick Pasta Primavera
Talk about eating seasonally. The last salad I showed, this pasta, and a soup I have coming up have all the same flavor base ingredients, and we change up the dish based on our desires. Need lighter? Go for the salad. Dinner with friends? Pasta for sure. Late season cold? The soup’s on its way, I promise. 
The flavors in question are garlic + green veggies + fresh herbs + lemon. In this case we add cheese and spaghetti for a super quick and flavorful pasta. There isn’t a huge amount of sauce, just enough to coat the pasta and veggies and make everything nice and silky.
I made this a few weeks ago for two of my best friends; we managed a kid- and husband-free dinner and it was SO much fun. We also accidentally talked until almost eleven which is way too tired for us at this stage in our lives (they’re both pregnant), but I blame that on the pasta too. It lends itself to slow twirly bites between sarcasm and giggles and definitely begs for seconds.
It’s full of green veggies and is vegetarian, so seconds are practically mandatory.
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Mothering
Happy Mother’s Day! It is one million degrees here (over 90 for the last 3 days, please tell me what is happening), and we have had all sorts of celebrations this weekend. A toddler birthday party with all of our besties, tons of baby steps on the construction on our house, a big family dinner last night for Mother’s Day with my family, and today, the actual day, is more left to getting ready for the new week and begging Beck to not whine any more than usual for this one day. …
Five for Friday
…Springy Asparagus Salad with Herbs + Lemon
It’s another non-dressing salad, aka my favorite way to throw together a super quick and fresh meal. 
Our farmer’s market has finally started back here, which means we are in Spring Greens heaven, and so many of these ingredients are able to be found locally right now. I actually created this salad a few months ago for another project, which is encouraging because even if you don’t make this RIGHT NOW, you likely can find the ingredients year-round at any regular grocery store.
The gist is this: raw greens, fresh herbs, and a few choice veggies blanched super quickly in salted water that get cooled and served on top. Salt, pepper, lemon juice, olive oil, and parmesan top the dish for flavor, so we don’t need to mess with making a dressing.
I LOVE salads like this this time of year, because you can customize them based on what you like or have in your fridge that needs to be used up. Literally any veggie, herb, or cheese can be swapped out here, this is just a combination that I love.
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