Spinach Pasta and a Puppy

I started my internship at the Hockey Hall of Fame about 2 weeks ago, and when I spend some of my days digitizing, I spend a lot of time looking up recipes. I drafted up a menu for the rest of the week using new, found recipes almost all week! Yesterday, I started it off with Herb and Spinach pasta from Canadian Living.

This recipe is alarmingly easy to make, even by my standards.

Ingredients

1 pkg fresh spinach, shredded 3 cloves garlic, minced 1/2 tsp (2 mL) pepper 1/4 tsp (1 mL) salt 12 oz (340 g) linguine 1/2 cup (125 mL) minced fresh chives 1/3 cup (75 mL) chopped oil packed sun dried tomatoes 2 tbsp (25 mL) extra-virgin olive oil 1/3 cup (75 mL) grated Parmesan cheese

Preparation:

In large bowl, combine spinach, garlic, pepper and salt ; set aside.
In large pot of boiling salted water, cook pasta until tender but firm, about 8 minutes. Drain, reserving 3/4 cup (175 mL) of the cooking liquid.
Add pasta and cooking liquid to spinach mixture; toss until spinach is wilted. Add chives, tomatoes, cheese and oil; toss to coat.
*I recommend putting a lid or plate over the bowl you're mixing the pasta
 and water in to allow the water to soak in a bit more; it's a bit drippy otherwise.

Last night was also a housewarming party for a old friend of mine that was back in Canada after a year abroad in New Zealand. He celebrated the new place by getting a puppy. Betty was the center of attention for the evening, sorry Mike! She doesn't like holding still, and would even when sleeping would wake up before someone had a chance to take a picture. Video is the best I could do.

 

Ain't she a cutey?