Pasta Salad
Easter was glorious first time ever at this time of the year.
I don’t remember any easter with decent amount of sunshine .
Too many easter events going on and I was more busier then normal school days as i tend to involve in many events as my child likes to be out in the sun and enjoyyy!!
He is such a happy child that i sometimes learn things from him.I love to watch him talk to his dad, help in gardening, cleaning our cars.
He is never indoors when its bright and sunny.
He loves his walks, biking n strolling along the beach with us when its a holiday.
I try to find some local events going on at that time to make him enjoy.
This time we all went to animal rescue centre which was our family dayout for easter.
But the only drawback is i don’t like pets and he and rocky loves them.
Noel keeps on asking for a pet for his birthday, every birthday comes and goes but i am not giving in!
I know i am being mean to them but i know i just can’t stand pets.
So i planned this day out to slowly change my inhibitions i had till now .
May be i won’t be ready for one imme and atleast i am giving it a go and see where this will take me.
I know this is gonna be superb funday for noel at the animal centre.Fingers crossed!!
Coming to my recipe:
I made this healthy pasta salad for our dinner yesterday n it was delicious.
Noel was a bit picky with the size of vegetables, i should have cut them into small pieces but the taste was amazing.
Boil pasta in water and run it under cold water so that they don’t stick together and keep aside.
Take a tablespoon of oil and fry vegetables for a while or until they cooked.
Now add pasta to it and garnish with oregano and parmesan cheese.have it as hot or cold pasta salad.
As we had glorious sun thru out the weekend, i didn’t want to spend time in the kitchen cooking arduous dinners.
Stumble it!
April 9th, 2007 at 7:42 pm
Very nutritious Salad P!:))
I will have to wait for summer for salads,it’s too cold now!:D
April 10th, 2007 at 8:13 am
asha!!
nice to have u over, ya it is very nutritious, we had glorious sunshine for easter so these dishes came alive earlier then usual!!
April 10th, 2007 at 10:13 am
My favorite lunch
during weekdays. Nice one. Viji
April 10th, 2007 at 10:49 am
Very nice and healthy food!
Nice blog too!
will visit again
April 10th, 2007 at 10:57 am
hi viji!!
nice to have u over!!
April 10th, 2007 at 10:58 am
roopa!!
thanks for visiting my blog and loads to learn and experiment roopa but thats the fun of cooking and blogging right?
April 10th, 2007 at 1:34 pm
So healthy! I love such pasta salads especially in this season…
trupti
April 10th, 2007 at 2:01 pm
Hi Padma, the pasta looks great with so many vegetables. I made pasta just once and my hubby did not like it much. being a typical andhra person, he prefers to have annam with any pachadi and kura. nothing more.
which place do you belong?
regarding the brussels sprouts you can make it like sambar too adding potatos it tastes nice.
cheers
sharmi
April 10th, 2007 at 2:09 pm
hi trupti
nice to have u over.
i love these simple healthy pasta for lunch too
April 10th, 2007 at 2:15 pm
hi sharmi
nice to have u over, i will definitely try u’r brussels sprouts as they r very nutritous.
and about me, i was born and brought in vizag later moved to guntur.
where r u from?
April 10th, 2007 at 2:35 pm
Hi Padma
Thanks for visiting my blog. Salad looks great with all the fresh veggies. got nice recipes ..will visit u often.
April 10th, 2007 at 5:26 pm
Your pictures look good, Padmaja.
Sailaja
April 10th, 2007 at 6:49 pm
hi premasundar
thank u for dropping by!!
and sailu thank thank i am improving right? but i guess the credit goes to the weather here!!
April 10th, 2007 at 7:52 pm
I want to share a story with you, but I’m not trying to change your mind or anything: My mom grew up absolutely hating pets. When she married my father and moved to his family’s home, there was a dog there already. She ignored the animal completely and avoided it as far as possible. That dog grew old and died. But our family was so used to having a dog at all times that Mom was powerless when my Dad and sister went and got another puppy home. She was determined to ignore this new pet too. But the puppy decided that my Mom was its mom. She would wait for my mother to come home from work and follow her every footstep. Within a few days, after years of resistance, my mom loved the puppy as her own baby. This dog got more love and became more pampered than any dog in the history of mankind! When the dog passed away (at quite an early age of eight years, from heart disease), my Mom wept for weeks at the loss of her “child”. So, a dog can change your life, and change your mind
April 10th, 2007 at 9:16 pm
Padmaja, that salad looks great!Great presentaion, love the pictures!
April 11th, 2007 at 2:56 am
hey, salad looks good, not to mention nutritious as well.
Isn’t it great to be finally able to sit out and eat, we did that a few days back but now are back to low temps.
thanks
April 11th, 2007 at 8:25 am
Nupur
thank u so much for sharing that heart felt story, i know people love pets and seen many of my friends so crazy about pets.
I never knew why?
My dad used to have before we all were born and it seems it saved his life by protecting him from a snake when my dad, being a doc used to serve poor people in remote villages in andhra pradesh.
Things changed after he had kids and we moved to vizag.
Ya may be when my hubby and noel get one, i may change but Nupur, i think about the mess, the hair and all the stuff.
I am so mean aren’t 1?
April 11th, 2007 at 8:28 am
Sig and Richa
Thank u gals for dropping by.
And richa its really nice to sit and have lunch outside right!!For me Weather plays an important role in my life.
Hope we have plenty more days like this!!
April 11th, 2007 at 9:02 am
that was a nice story girl. have u considered buying a gold fish as a pet? its not a big deal to maintain small glass pot or small aquarium.
April 11th, 2007 at 9:10 am
Hi Sia’s corner
thank u for visiting and i actually have a fish pond in the garden with around 10 fish but i don’t do anything for them, its noel and his dad’s work to maintain it.
I sound very mean don’t i?
April 11th, 2007 at 1:51 pm
Looks really delicious and healthy Padmaja! Waiting for the weather to get better here!
Cheers
LAtha
April 11th, 2007 at 5:10 pm
hi latha
thanks for dropping by
i think its time for all of us to have some sunshine right!!
can’t srand anymore cold days
April 12th, 2007 at 1:29 pm
Padmaja,
I would love to see your fish garden..could you please post a picture?? I have been contemplating this idea for my new home….it’d be great if you shared it.
trupti
April 13th, 2007 at 7:28 pm
summer is my favorite time to try pastas, with all fresh veggies and ingredients. Yours looks lovely. thanks