a {lovely} day & a recipe

Yesterday was such a lovely day.
-nice weather
-a picnic
-best dinner ever

Mr.Wonderful's grilled chicken + my twist on this pasta salad +

garlic asparagus = best dinner ever

Recipes {remember, I don't read/follow directions well so I don't give them well either}

marinade for grilled chicken:

2 cloves garlic

2 juice of limes

1 jalapeño (seeded and diced)

1 tbs Coriander 

1 tsp salt

1 tbs olive oil

Combine in a food processor for about 30 seconds. Pour over 4 boneless, skinless chicken breasts (I throw it all in a gallon freezer bag) and marinade in refrigerator for an hour. Oh and I add about 1/4 or 1/2 cup of orange juice in there b/c I thought it would be good (and it was).

my twisted pasta salad:

1 box of whole wheat rotini or fusilli 

kosher salt

fresh ground black pepper

6 tbs olive oil

3/4 cup pitted kalamata olives (drained)

1 clove garlic

1/2 cup flat leaf parsley

5 leaves fresh basil

2 tbs capers (drained)

fresh mozzarella (I used a package of mozzarella pearls)

1/3 cup sun dried tomatoes

Cook pasta as directed, drain, and put in large bowl.

Combine olive oil, garlic, parsley, basil, sun dried tomatoes in a food processor until almost smooth. Pour over pasta and add olives, capers, & mozzarella.  Toss ingredients together and season with salt & pepper.

Hope you have a {lovely} day,

and maybe you can enjoy this for dinner or over the holiday weekend.