finals are over! i am so happy. it had been a very stressful week. for the very first time in a very looong time. i had two big finals last tuesday and an extra credit paper due. it was ridiculous and tiring, to say the least. during finals week, what sustained my already overnourished body was potato bread, nutella and gallons of arizona iced tea. i bet all that sugar's responsible for me still not feeling okay until now. 
by the way, i started this blog a few months ago and stopped posting for a 2 months. the past few months had been very busy. i am not even sure if people are going here. but i know that sooner or later people will notice this little place i have online. eek. too much drama. but in all honesty, i really need to get on this blog and get with the program. i know that if i just post often and be active in the food blogging community, i can make new friends and who knows martha stewart might just notice me. i know it's a long shot but a gay can dream!
let's talk about food right now, because i think that's the purpose of this blog. FOOD PORN!
as i was saying after i got sidetracked by all my drama, i was talking about how finals made me fat. yes, i blame it on college exams, freshmen fifteen you say?! heck, it was freshmen fifty for me. i was living off of fast food this semester, might as well eat sticks of butter dipped in cream cheese and wash it down with oil! it was pretty bad, i know, but i still managed to sneak in some cooking here in there.
goodness, i always get sidetracked. anyway, i was gonna tell you that i went to the produce place near my house during finals week to relax and buy stuff to cook and i got me some fennel, tomatoes and a few others. i went home, thought long and hard if should just drive to jack in the box or boil some water and get the chopping board. good thing i decided on the latter. anyway, here's the recipe for it.
pasta with fennel, spinach and mushroom
what you need:
1/2 lb dried pasta, bioled according to package directions
2 tbsp olive oil + extra for drizzling on the plate
5 cloves of garlic chopped
1 small onion thinly sliced
1 small fennel, thinly sliced
2 tomatoes, sliced (i used roma)
1 cup chopped mushrooms (i used oyster mushrooms)
1 cup chopped spinach
2 tsp soy sauce
1/4 cup grated parmesan cheese
salt and pepper to taste (easy on the salt, there's soy sauce and cheese already)
what to do:
1. in a big pan over medium high heat, saute garlic and onion in olive oil. do this for about 2 minutes.
2. add fennel and tomatoes, cook until fennel is soft. about 7 minutes.
3. add mushroom and soy sauce. cook for about 5 minutes or until mushrooms get soft.
4. don't forget to add salt or pepper as you go along. and also, taste, taste, taste!!! your tongue is best tool in the kitchen!
5. lower the heat to medium, add the boiled pasta into the vegetables, add the spinach and cheese. toss until the spinach wilt and then serve!
6. i drizzled a little bit of olive oil on the pasta before i served it, and some freshly ground pepper.
that's it. i had some trouble plating, i thought it would look nice if i layer each ingredient but i failed. so i just decided to toss everything together. enjoy!
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