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Whole Wheat Pasta with Peas, Radishes, and Parmesan: My Diary of Us

Whole Wheat Pasta Salad with Peas, Radishes, and Parmesan

I am finally cooking in my kitchen again and I gotta tell you, I felt a little rusty for a few days.  I had to get my mojo back, including getting used to a new kitchen, remembering where I put everything, and figuring out the new cook times with this oven since it cooks completely differently than my last one.  This week I'm getting my stride back it seems and I am so glad to be settled and feeling somewhat normal again.  After spending two week eating out and surviving off of whatever Canean and I could find to eat (including fulfilling my pregnancy cravings), we decided this week we were both going to get back to our healthy lifestyles and that includes working out and eating right.  My whole wheat pasta with peas and radishes is the perfect light lunch or dinner side that is healthy and full of flavor.

Prepping for the week is the only way to ensure you will be successful to stay on track..at least for me it's that way.  And one of my most favorite tricks is to make a dish that I can eat on for a few days.  It's ready to eat, so it doesn't give me time to choose a not so healthy option instead. This pasta salad is the perfect recipe to make in advance because it can be eaten at room temperature or right out of the fridge.  

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PostedApril 15, 2015
AuthorLeigh Ann Chatagnier
CategoriesLunch, Salads
TagsPasta Salad Recipe, Salad Recipes, Lunch Recipes, Lunch Idea, Healthy Recipes, Light Lunches, Healthy, Clean Eating, Fresh Food, Spring Salads, Pea Recipes, Radish Recipes
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Strawberry, Avocado, and Walnut Salad: My Diary of Us

Strawberry, Avocado, and Walnut Salad

Salad has not been on my list of everyday foods right now.  I have been craving lots of things, but vegetables just aren't one of them.  I'm hoping my regular love of all things healthy comes back in the next couple of weeks, and in the mean time I have been tricking my brain by putting vegetables into sauces, smoothies, and sometimes forcing myself to eat them for the sake of the baby.  However, my strawberry and avocado salad happens to be the one salad that I don't have to choke down and that actually taste amazing to me.  This salad is so healthy and easy and the flavor combinations are just right.

You can top it with grilled chicken or salmon and even your picky eaters will approve of this healthy weeknight dinner.  There is something about the savory and sweet when you get a bite of the strawberries with the tangy vinaigrette that just makes this salad so dang good until the last bite.  

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PostedMarch 23, 2015
AuthorLeigh Ann Chatagnier
CategoriesSalads
TagsMeatless Monday, Salad, Strawberry Salads, Healthy Salads, Healthy Lunch Ideas, Light Dinners, Gluten Free meals, Gluten Free Salads, Pregnancy Superfoods, Clean Eating Recipes, Strawberries, Seasonal eating, Spring Salads, Spring Recipes, Easy Recipes, Fifteen Minute Meals, salads, meatless meals
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