I Made a Recipe!

That's right.  I, Christine Haynie, am so advanced in my cooking skills that I have created my own recipe.  Two in fact.  I made dinner for Rachel and I due to the temporary absence of my parents, and she liked it so much that she said I should write it down.  It is a very good meal for a summer day, and I quite like it myself.  Dearest world, here are the recipes.  (And dearest sisters, you really ought to try them.  Especially you Sarah.  The dessert is sugar free.  But not in a gross way.)

Garden Pasta:

Pasta al dente

Olive oil

1 egg per person

Mozzarella cheese

Dash of milk (optional)

Carrots: cut round and lengthwise

Sliced Purple Onion

Sliced, chopped or otherwise broken up green olives

Other colorful vegetables (tomatoes, zucchini, peppers, etc.)

Various seasonings (I used spaghetti seasoning, garlic powder, lime zest, pepper and salt.  Basil would be lovely too.)

Sauté and season onion and carrots and other vegetables friendly to being cooked in olive oil.  Place into separate bowl.  Boil Pasta.  Scramble eggs, cheese, and milk together, removing from heat while they are fluffy and still almost raw.  Toss pasta, eggs, and vegetables (sautéed and otherwise) together.  Serve onto plates and top with olive oil and seasonings (may I highly recommend using more than just pepper and salt?).   If you would like, save out some of the vegetables to place on top.  Enjoy!  (Note: I have not put amounts on the ingredients.  I did not measure them and you do not need measurements.  You know how many people you are serving and how much you like.)

The Fruit Cup Dessert:

Milk

Various fruits (canned or fresh peaches and strawberries work well.  Any other berry would be fantastic as well, but frozen fruit would probably be disgusting)

Lime zest

Fresh mint leaves

Pepper (trust me on this)               

Fill small cups or ice cream dishes with fruit.  Pour in the milk.  Top with lime zest and pepper.  Garnish with mint leaves.

I would have liked to share a picture of the result, but the camera directly at hand was full.  At any rate, the effect was charming as they are both very colorful and summery.  I am thinking that  this dinner would go well with lemonade (the homemade kind).  So, what are you waiting for?  Go ahead.  Try it out.  Make it your own.  See how you like the recipe of your very own friend and/or sister.  Now if only I could learn to make something besides pasta...