Cultural Musings of the Known World.

Asparagus Chicken Pasta

Today I was in the mood to cook something yummy! So this morning I found this recipe and it was so delicious, not too rich and it was just enough!

Here’s the recipe:

Ingredients

• 1 (16 ounce) package penne pasta
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 1 teaspoon minced garlic
• 1 red bell pepper, chopped
• 2 bunches asparagus, trimmed and cut into 1 inch pieces
• 1 cup chicken broth
• 1/4 cup chopped fresh basil
• salt to taste
• 1/2 teaspoon pepper
• 3 tablespoons butter
• 1 pound grilled chicken breast strips
• 1 1/2 cups grated Parmesan cheese
• 1/2 cup pecan halves (optional)

Directions

1. Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Add penne pasta and cook until al dente, 8 to 10 minutes; drain.
2. Heat the olive oil in a Dutch oven or large pot over medium heat. Stir in the garlic, red pepper, and asparagus; cook and stir 5 minutes until the garlic softens and mellows. Pour in the chicken broth, and bring to a boil over medium-high heat. Simmer until the vegetables have softened, then add the basil, salt, pepper, butter, and chicken. Cook and stir a few minutes until the chicken is hot. Stir in the cooked pasta, then fold in the Parmesan cheese and pecan halves to serve.

Getting into the Rhythm of Things

     After graduating from a while ago and becoming gainfully employed for a while now I am trying to establish a rhythm of things. Which include, (but are not exclusive to!) doing more home cooking, going to Yoga at least a couple times a week and my belly dance class once a week. But most importantly, hanging out with the people I love! While, I do Belly Dance every week, Yoga is something I am working up to become much more regular. It’s hard! But when I walk into 105 degree room at 40% humidity everything in the world melts away and that 90 minute session is only about me. 

I’ll Keep you updated, there’s more to come!

The Motherland

For the past couple of months I have been thinking it would be fantastic to travel, especially Northern Europe, including Denmark (because surprise surprise I’m Danish!).  It’s very surprising to me how little Americans know about other countries and those peoples’ cultures.  This has led me to the point of saying screw the US I want to become a bit of a wonderer going from city to city, country to country discovering new lands.  Personally I’m getting very sick of the absolute pretentiousness of people I am around and how little they claim to know about the world, it makes me sick. 

Serious Inspiration

Hello Everyone!

I am so so super excited to announce that I will be going to Matthew Inman’s “the Oatmeal” book signing this weekend.  Now if you aren’t familiar with this quirky fact fact about me, I LOVE Comics and humor! Especially theoatmeal.com. It is hilarious!!! I love this comic, this website/blogger/comic/comedian is one of the few things really kept me going when I was unemployed. And I think we all know it is difficult to keep going when you are unemployed. 

Here’s a preview and interview with this awesome dude:

http://www.cnet.com/8301-13952_1-20043888-81.html?tag=mncol%3Btitle

This is why I am super excited to announce that I am going to get my book signed this weekend by this genius who kept a smile on my face at a hard but blissful time in my life. I loved/hated being unemployed, but that’s another story.

Thank you Matt Inman.