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Toasted Mediterranean Veggie Pasta

January 25, 2012 by Noelle 19 Comments

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Our exciting week continues but with a lot more cooking in the kitchen. How exciting is this? I do not even have to have Julianne in a carrier in order to make this happen.

This last weekend was filled with more events in our second home: Holland. The smaller ensemble, Lyrischkoor, had a concert and I was finally going to be able to sing.

I was able to rehearse and perform but every time someone came to say hello to me they asked me where the baby was. I find this both amusing and irritating because it almost seems like I should not be apart from the baby or like people expect me to say that the baby is in the car. Ha ha, right.

We have good friends that took care of Julianne and I promise you, every time we left her, she was a total angel. I mean, she always is an angel but I am always afraid she will cry to much or be a little much to handle. I feel like I inconvenience people.

Seriously. This is one of my biggest issues lately is asking for help. I feel as if I am a bother to people even if others offer to hold Julianne or to take care of her.

How do I get rid of this or is this a new mother feeling?

Anyway, the concert went well and Julianne was a joy. We left late Saturday night after the concert and arrived home in time to sleep and get up the next morning for church.

Sleep
10 weeks and nap time with mommy

The good thing about this weekend is that we got naps. Yes, we all got naps. I love taking naps with Julianne in my arms. I alternate though so she will not get used to sleeping with only me in my arms.


11 weeks


She is almost 3 months old! Can you believe it! We slept almost 3 hours on Sunday too!
Bumbo
10 weeks in her bumbo

Our short week started with quick meals being prepared. Lately I feel like I have my lingo back with creating dishes the way I was before getting pregnant. I look at what I have in the fridge and I whip up something quickly. I love doing that. Many people do not but I enjoy seeing how quickly I can create a meal.

PAsta collage

This week, after being inspired by a 30-minute segment by Rachel Ray on Spanish-style pasta, I decided to give it a whirl with my own touch.


We loved this dish a lot because it had unique flavors and it was VERY filling. It was also very quick to prepare. Hope you give it a try!

Toasted Mediterranean Veggie Pasta

by Noelle Kelly
Prep Time: 30 minutes
Cook Time: 20 minutes

Ingredients (4 servings)
  • 1/2 pound thin spaghetti, torn in 2-inch pieces
  • 3 Tablespoons olive oil, divided
  • 16 ounces diced tomatoes
  • 8 ounces tomato sauce
  • 1 large red onion, diced
  • 4 garlic cloves, minced
  • 1 teaspoon paprika
  • 3 cups vegetable broth (I used Rapunzel bouillon cubes)
  • 1 1/2 cups asparagus, cut in 1 -inch pieces
  • 1 cup artichoke hearts, chopped
  • 1 medium eggplant, peeled and diced
  • 1/2 cup parsley, chopped
  • 1/2 feta cheese, crumbled (optional)
  • 1 teaspoons sea salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground pepper
Instructions
In a large cast iron pot, heat 2 Tablespoons olive oil on medium to medium high heat. Add the spaghetti pieces and toast for 10 minutes until brown and aromatic.

Remove the pasta from pot and set aside.

Heat the remaining olive oil and saute’ onions and garlic for 3 minutes or until onions are transparent. Add the diced tomatoes, tomato sauce, paprika and cook for another 5 minutes.

Add the chopped vegetables except for the parsley. Add the salt and pepper. Cook for another 5-7 minutes.

Add the toasted pasta to the vegetables and the vegetable broth and cook pasta according to package directions, 9-10 minutes.

Serve each dish with chopped parsley and crumbled feta.
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I’m an opera singer, full-time mom, pharmacy technician, food and mom blogger, recipe developer, and wife to a super talented choral director living in the awesome outskirts of Philly.

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