Pasta with Peas and Prosciutto

Pasta with Peas and Prosciutto

I hadn't initially intended to put mushrooms in this dish but I had some needing to be used up and really enjoyed them in here.  This is an easy, yet sophisticated dish.

-1 lb whole wheat linguine or fettuccine
-1 small bag frozen peas
-1 Tbsp butter
-1 Tbsp olive oil
-1 onion, diced
-8 oz mushrooms, sliced
-4 cloves garlic, minced
-4 oz prosciutto, sliced
-1/4 c white wine
-1 Tbsp lemon juice
-3/4 c heavy cream or fat-free half and half
-1/4 tsp red pepper flakes
-3/4 tsp salt
-1/2 tsp pepper
-3/4 parmesan cheese
-fresh parsley or basil, minced

Cook pasta according to package directions for al dente.  When draining pasta, place frozen peas in the drainer and pour hot pasta and water over the peas.

Combine butter and olive oil in medium pot over medium heat.  Add onion and saute until starting to soften, about 5 minutes.  Add mushrooms, and cook until starting to let off their juices, 3-5 minutes.  Add garlic and prosciutto, cook 1 minute.  Add wine and lemon juice.  Cook 1 minute.  Reduce heat to medium low and add cream/ half and half, red pepper flakes, salt, and pepper.  Simmer 5 minutes.  Stir pasta, peas, and cheese into the sauce and remove from heat.  Serve and top with fresh parsley or basil.
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Cilantro Ginger Baked Tilapia

I made this Cilantro Ginger Tilapia.  The only change I made was to add a dash of red pepper flakes to the sauce for some heat.  I thought it was a good (not home run, but good), easy dinner, that I would definitely eat again.  My husband was not so impressed, he found it edible, but asked me not to make it again.

Quick Mother's Day Gifts

Noah whipped up a few Mother's Day gifts for the moms in our lives.  We took plain flour sack kitchen towels, stamped his hands with fabric paint, and used rubber stamps for the wording and numbers.  He had so much fun doing it, and loved seeing his hand prints laying out to dry the following day.  He was very proud of his craft, but he kept calling them foot prints instead of hand prints.

::this week::

praising:  more miraculous healings over the last week where we have seen God touch and heal people of shoulder injuries, back injuries, and begin to restore life and movement to someone struggling with paralysis... leading these people into a deeper understanding of God's love, power, goodness, purpose, and will.  more unexpected provision for our ministry... God has been so good to us!

praying:  for sweet friends who lost their baby girl last week.  this city, country, and the nations.  for a more permanent office for Jeremy... we were blessed with a space he can use from time to time, but we'd really like somewhere he can "set up shop", make his own, put his stuff in, and have a quiet place to seek the Lord and minister to others... all at no cost to us.  as things get close, that all would go well and smoothly with Elisha's birth.

thankful for:  each day... each moment... loved ones to share life with... a good, faithful, loving, personal, almighty, powerful God who is always constant, present, and perfect.  a sweet note from my hubby... how well he pursues and loves me even after 6 years of marriage.  our 2 sweet boys.  lots of chances this week to reconnect and touch base with sweet friends.  beautiful weather.

reading:  Psalms, Hosea, Mark, Your Power in the Holy Spirit by John G Lake, and Greater Works by Smith Wigglesworth

doing:  weekly doc appointment.  lunch date with a friend.  zoo trip with some ladies and kiddos.  walks and catch up dates with a few friends.  enjoying that I am now unemployed and no longer watching other people's kids.  soaking up my last few moments with just Noah and our family of 3... and sleeping through the night.  nesting... lots of cleaning, organizing, sorting, and preparing.

cooking:  pizza, baked oatmeal, parsley pesto pasta, massaged kale salad, smoothies, salad with ginger peanut dressing, pasta with peas and prosciutto, asparagus cooked the way I do Chinese green beans, cilantro ginger tilapia

creating:   some wedding presents for friends and the beginnings of some Christmas presents

pondering:  

Daniel.  he might be my new favorite person in the Bible, aside from God/ Jesus/ Holy Spirit.  He had crazy favor in all that he did.  He had integrity and never wavered, even though he was in a worldly position in a pagan nation he was not led astray, but yet influenced kings and leaders, displaying God's wisdom and power and leading these leaders to praise God.  He had BIG faith.  He heard God clearly and had crazy encounters with Jesus and angels in visions and dreams.  He saw (and expected) big miracles... being delivered from the fiery furnace and the shutting of the lions mouths.  He had elaborate, specific revelation from God... His prophecies were deep, intricate, and proved true of the years.

Massaged Kale Salad

I made this Massaged Kale Salad.  The only thing that I did differently was to use some baby kale/ spinach/ chard mix instead of 2 bunches of kale.  I thought this was absolutely delicious, exactly the type of light, fresh flavors this prego girl craves and could eat every day.

Green Chicken Enchilada Casserole

Green Chicken Enchilada Casserole

This is super easy to throw together, and a crowd pleaser. I usually assemble this in the morning and then pop it in the oven just prior to dinner. This takes 15 minutes (or less) to assemble as long as you've pre-cooked your chicken.

-1 c light sour cream
-2 c salsa verde
-1/2 tsp salt
-1/2 tsp pepper
-1 tsp cumin
-1/2 tsp chili powder
-1/4 tsp cayenne
-2 cloves garlic, minced
-2 Tbsp cilantro, chopped
-12 corn tortillas (I like tortillas that are a combination of corn and whole wheat flour), cut into chunks
-2 c cooked chicken, diced or shredded
-1 can corn, drained
-1 can black beans, rinsed and drained
-1 can chiles
-1 1/2 c cheddar cheese, divided use

In a large bowl, sour cream through cilantro.  Whisk to incorporate.   Add remaining ingredients, reserving 1/2 c of the cheddar cheese on the side.  Stir until well mixed.  Spread mixture into a greased 13 x 9 pan.  Top with reserved cheese.  Bake at 350 for 30 minutes. Garnish with additional cilantro if desired.