Friday was a busy day around here.  I had a EKG in the AM and then PT at 2 PM.  Jim had his pumpkin pie sitting on the island.  I came in the door and the cover was on the floor.  Then I noticed that there was pumpkin smeared on the counter.  It seems that a large furry dog also thinks I make the best pumpkin pie.  As you could imagine, Jim was furious.  It probably didn’t help that I was laughing.  It is not the first pumpkin pie I’ve made since we got her, but from now on no food can be left on the counter.  

I made up dinner tonight.  It was really good.  Remember we had 2 of those giant chicken breasts left.  So Jim was to eat them.  He ate one and will eat the last one on Saturday.  I made the following as my dinner and his side dish.  We both agreed it was wonderful.  

Ingredients:

1/2 box Penne Pasta

1/2 box of Arugula

2 T of my homemade Pesto

4 caprese tomatoes, quartered

Directions:

1. Bring a large pot of water to a boil with lots of salt.
2. Cook the pasta according to package directions.  In our case it was 12 minutes.
3. Meanwhile cover the bottom of your serving dish with the arugula.  
4. Drain the pasta and immediately pour it into the serving dish over the arugula.  
5. Add the pesto and mix thoroughly. 
6. Cut the tomatoes in quarters and scatter on top.