Work, Work, Work. . .

Work! What an ugly four letter word! Granted, it is nice to get a paycheck, but I'm going to be on day nine without a break tomorrow. This wouldn't be bad, but I've of course overdone everything in the last nine days, working during the day and then writing at night. Really trying to get that book done.

I swear if my diet gets any worse I'm just going to gain four hundred pounds and call it a day. Sigh!!!

With that said, I decided tonight it was the perfect time to make a simple dinner tonight: spinach and onion on simple wheat pasta.

Spinach and Onions on Pasta

Tools:

Big Arse Pot

Skillet

Strainer

Cutting Board

Something sharp that you shouldn't run with (knife)

Slotted Spoon

Ingredients:

1 cup dry pasta (cooked al dente based on the last recipe)

heavy dash of salt for the pasta water

WATER! (just in case you couldn't figure out that you needed water to cook the pasta)

1 onion, sliced thin

2 cups fresh spinach

2 slice of bacon

1 tbsp olive oil

1 tbsp chopped garlic

salt and pepper to taste

Alright, cook the pasta until it is al dente (almost done) in the big arse pot, and strain the water out of it (reserving a half cup for the 'sauce'). In the skillet on medium heat, cook the bacon slice to release the fat. Take the bacon out when done and then add the olive oil and garlic to the pan. After the garlic begins to sizzle throw in the onions and crank the heat up to high. Cook the onions for a minute and then add the spinach and toss around, covering the spinach in oil/flavor. Crumble the bacon back onto the spinach. Pour the pasta into the pan, turn off the heat, and add the reserved liquid to the pan to cool it off/create a sauce. Salt and pepper to taste!

And there we go. Simple, healthy, and making me feel good about life (and a dislocated shoulder) again. Until next time!

Bien Camino!