Crafty Cooking

Chicken Pasta with Homemade Pesto

My craftiness has extended to the kitchen, and no one's complaining (thankfully).  In fact, everyone leaves the dining table smiling.  

Thanks to online recipes, I'm able to whip up meals that are healthy and tasty.  For lunch today, I made chicken pasta with homemade pesto.  Love the sound of 'home-made', reminds me of my own mom's home cooking.  

I got the basil pesto recipe from 'Simply Recipes'.  I used whole grain pasta and sauteed the chicken in olive oil with onions and bell peppers.  Then, I put about a cup and  a half of the pesto.  A little dash of salt and fresh ground black pepper and lunch is served.

Simple, fast, healthy and delicious. Oopps, gotta wipe that pesto from our little man's chin.

Bon appetit!

The Art of Cleaning

Kitchen/ Dish Scrubber

Home is where the art is.

I aspire to be surrounded by inspiring images and things. That includes cleaning.  Cleaning is part of our daily lives.  We clean our homes, purge oddities from our purses and wallets, wipe our glasses, shoes, tables and almost anything.  We try to keep ourselves and our spaces hygienic all the times.  But who says, you can't be artistic while cleaning?

Dishes top my list in kitchen clean-ups.  Even with dishwashers, there are still pieces that require some scrubbing.  I agree I can always pick up the commercial types, but I chose not.  Besides, my family pledged to be eco-friendly, so I made our own pretty version.

Available online at UrArtist.