Nat was away for work last night. He had an overnight trip to Cradle Mountain. I hadn't really thought of organising anything to do for the night because my mind was focused on exams and by the time I got round to thinking about it - all my friends were busy. Oh well - its nice to have a quiet relaxing evening sometimes.Because I was tired and feeling lazy I whipped up the easiest thing I could find in the fridge. I found some chickpeas that I was going to use for a hummus that I never got round to making, some yummy organic asparagus that was never going to see itself in a proper meal if I didn't use it up soon (I was nibbling on one stalk at a time and it was slowly depleting), some fresh basil pesto that I made which was loosely based on this recipe, and some left over quinoa.
I just sautéed the asparagus and chickpeas in the chickpea water. The asparagus was pretty young and so it didn't need much at all. I threw that on top of the quinoa and put the pesto on top (once the photo was taken, the pesto was mixed in with the other stuff - but it didn't look quite as appetising then.
It was yummy and hit the spot perfectly (you can't really go wrong with asparagus though).
mmmm....
I have decided that it would be really hard to find the motivation to cook healthy meals if you were only cooking for yourself every night. I am glad that I hardly ever have to do it.
It is a wonderfully sunny day today and the weather forecast says that it is going to get to 28degrees (yay!!)
I am going to go for a walk in the sunshine.
3 comments:
it's funny - reading your blog makes me jealous that you're at the beginning of summer and for me winter is just setting in. it's all those yummy summer vegetables you're eating! i never seem to appreciate summer enough when it's happening.
congratulations on getting your degree! and you already have a job lined up, good for you!
this dish looks awesome, Georgia! so fresh & yummy! it's a pile of deliciousness! yay! and you're right - you can't go wrong with asparagus - it's one of my absolute favorite veggies. mmmmmmm!
enjoy all the sunshine & lovely weather!
enjoy your sunny walk! i often think that i would eat healthier if i was only cooking for myself... michael likes the fill-you-up-til-you-can't-move types of meals :) you dinner looks lovely to me!
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