I did something very bad today… I went to the grocery store STARVING.
I did not mean too, but I went straight from work and the hunger just kind of creeped onto me. I debated opening packages as I was pushing my cart through the aisles, but managed to survive the trip by nibbling on some of my grapes. Of course, I also managed to dump the entire store in my cart. Ooppss… at least I have a well stocked fridge right now π
The whole time I was shopping I was envisioning what I was going to make for dinner. I get pretty imaginative when I am hungry, so every odd combination works well in my head. I knew I wanted pasta and it kind of just grew from there.
I also knew I wanted my dinner to involve this little baby.
I found this can of Pureed Butternut Squash at Whole Foods a couple of weeks ago and have been meaning to make something with it ever since. I thought it would make a nice addition to my pasta.
I started by boiling up the last of a box of Whole Wheat Rotitoni I had in the pantry. While that was cooking I raided my fridge and for foods that sounded good and required little to no prep work.
Once I removed the pasta from the pan I heated up some leftover Ham Steak, Canned Pears, Frozen Veggie Mix, a few spoonfuls of the Butternut Squash Puree, a couple of spoonfuls of Ricotta Cheese, and some Fat Free Milk to thin the sauce out.
Once that was heated I added the pasta back to the pan. I had Butternut Squash Pasta in less then 15 minutes! I sprinkled some Green Onion on top, since I was craving it at the grocery store for some reason. I was actually surprised that the flavors blended so well together. In case you are wondering Butternut Squash, Pear and Ham really are a perfect match. Like I said when I’m hungry those odd combinations just form and start to sound amazing.
For dessert I had two homemade Peanut Butter Cookies that my Dad had baked fresh yesterday.
I love my Daddy’s cookies! Too bad he puts like a pound of butter in the batch. Oh well, they’re still good π
I think my doomed grocery trip can be linked back to my afternoon snack.
I should have known that little Kashi Cereal Bar was not going to hold me over through a trip surrounded by endless amounts of food.
Now its time for me to curl into bed for the night. I already made sure my window was shut nice and tight as to not have another cold front enter my room. It’s suppose to get in the upper 30s tonight…brrr…. I am going to try to attempt to run in the cold anyway. Wish me luck!
PEANUT BUTTER COOKIES!!! My favorite cookie variety π
Good night!!
Good luck with that run in the morning!!
I get to post first! guess who..?! Anyway…pasta looks great, site looks great, everything is awesome meghann. We know what all this is better than right?? haha =) Hope you sleep well!
veggiegirl!! oh well, second.
yummy dinner I have never seen butternut squash in a can!!! I will have to check for that next time!!!
owww your dinner looks fabulous. I always buy the whole store! I find it neary impossible to cut back!
aw, i know how that is! so hungry you could buy the store. i was like that today except i managed to sneak out in 10 minutes. it was a struggle but i was super focused!
lovely pasta meal—very creative flavors!
cookies=love.
I also ate dinner over gossip girl…can’t wait for the “can’t miss” episode in two weeks. Although, who would miss any episode of gossip girl? xoxo
Ah I hate it when I get to the store starving..I get confused and crave weird things and then I get home later and don’t know what I was thinking…
Oh well, your dinner looks great!! And glad you enjoyed those pb cookies, homeade things are the best!
Good luck on your run in the morning, wear your beanie!! π
Good luck running in the cold!
Oh and I have definitely opened packages in the market!!!
oh, grocery shopping and starving…bad combo! but i hope you got some good stuff!
g’luck running in the cold tomorrow!
Oh that pasta looks so great! I have some pumpkin that I bet would work well with that idea. Thanks!
Good luck!
And mmm. peanut butter cookies~!
Peanut butter cookies are my FAVORITE!!
Good luck – you are braver than I with running in the cold!
hope your running went well!
I grocery shopped hungry once… 3x more than i had planned on spending later….Never again! haha
Delicious eats all around! PB cookies are the best!
are you ok? im concerned there is no Bfast post and you havent writen back to my normal rambling email!!! email me soon or im calling you π
annnnd i just called your work. im starting to freak out! call me!
yay youre alive! thank god.
I hate when I go grocery shopping feeling like that! I do the EXACT same thing!
That dinner combo looks AMAZING! I like the idea of the canned butternut squash – I usually use frozen, and sometimes don’t have the patience
Hate it when that happens…hungry at the grocery store that is. However, coming up with creations is always fun too…everything is appealing when your starving!
Wonderful dinner creation. YUM!
π That sounds just like me! I will mix and match anything when I’m hungry and don’t have a plan!!! Yesterday I put lasagna on top of couscous π
That’s so creative!
I have never seen the butternut squash puree, but it looks interesting – i bet it was wonderful in the pasta!
Your pasta looks great! Although I’m not completely sold on the pear, I will definitely be looking for the squash puree.
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