Charis Cuisine

Puttanesca Pasta

2 small servings or 1 hungry one

Another yummy healthy anti-pasta  dish.  It's still winter weather in a big part of the world, and dishes like this are warming to our hearts and bodies.  Next month we'll be ebbing into warmer weather cuisines. ~editor~

Ingredients
1 zucchini, julienned or spiralized
1 medium tomato, chopped
6 kalamata olives, chopped
3 large green olives, chopped
3 sundried tomatoes, chopped
1 slice of red onion, chopped
1 garlic clove, chopped
1 handful of parsley, chopped
1 tablespoon olive oil
1 small hand full of sprouts, to garnish
1 tablespoon pine nuts, finely chopped

Preparation
Julienne the zucchini and add a pinch of sea salt just to soften. Let sit while preparing the sauce. Mix the next 7 ingredients ( tomato to olive oil ) in a bowl. Drain the zucchini ( sometimes you will have some water to drain off from adding the salt) and top with the sauce. Then garnish with sprouts and pine nuts.  Enjoy

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Kids Korner

A Barrette Like Yours, Please

Brady came over with a cool new summer buzz haircut.  Turning three years old  opens new quizzical questions on a regular basis.  One such question arose this  day.

"Grandma", I want a barrette like yours,"  he said as he  watched me put my hair up in a barrette with great intrigue as we readied to go out for a walk. 

"Ohhhh, barrettes are really for girls.  Your hair is too short anyhow,"  I replied.

He squished up his nose, twisted his head and pinched his very short hair as he exclaimed, "Ohhh, then please get me a verrrry little one!" 

I LOVE being a grandmother!

~Susan Oshel