When the cook is away....

Shell's has to break out the chef gear and make dinner for herself!  UGH!!!  Tom will begin traveling in a few weeks and to get me in the right state of mind he informed me he had a work outing this evening.  So what does that leave me to do?  Well I seriously considered take out but I then realized he has Chinese takeout on the menu for tomorrow..so takeout was out.    When Tom comes home from work he actually enjoys to cook and be creative.  I on the other hand prefer to relax and have a glass of wine.  So when it comes to my turn to cook let's just say I try to make the quickest meal and as healthy as I can manage in the shortest amount of time.  

I did not prepare fully for this lone adventure as you will see in a few weeks when I'm on my own for weeks at a time.  This week I figured I would wing it with whatever Tom had "leftover" from his week of cooking.  Tonight I went with veggie pasta.  We always have frozen pasta in the freezer and sauce in the cupboard for me to use.  Tom left me asparagus and sugar snap peas to use this week.  So this was the outcome...

Asparagus & Sugar Snap Pea Tortellini Alfredo

This dish is very simple in that I just sauté the vegetables in a lightly oiled skillet for ~8-10 mins while pasta is cooking.  I flavor with crushed red pepper and garlic pepper.  Mix some sauce with pasta and combine on plate.     

While Tom is traveling you will not see as elaborate meals from me but you will see meals that are easily prepared in 20-30mins with out too much effort.