Whole Wheat Pasta and Arugula Salad

This is more of a warm weather dish but I love to prepare it in the morning to have for a quick lunch.

It's super easy.

About 150 - 200 grams of your favorite whole wheat pasta

double the amount of freshly washed arugula lettuce

add feta cheese and tomatoes 

(in the winter I use sun-dried tomatoes because I avoid buying non- seasonal fruits and veggies )

olives are also a tasty addition

add about a spoon full of olive oil and double the amount of balsamic vinegar

plus salt, pepper and garlic powder to taste

mix and enjoy

stores well in the fridge for 24 hours

Spicy Tomato Ginger Soup

This is one for all my peeps in the Midwest who are freezing and need a little something spicy and very easy to prepare after all that shovelling!!

all you need is ...

a can of tomatoes

orange or multivitamin juice

ginger - preferably fresh

a cinnamon stick

ground chiles

and if available vegetable boulion if not available sea salt, pepper and parsley to taste

empty tomatoes into blender

fill empty tomato can with 2/3 juice 1/3 water

add ginger to taste (I usually use and ear of fresh ginger)

add spices (except cinnamon !!!)

blend

put in sauce pan

add cinnamon stick

and simmer for about 30 minutes

(the longer you cook it the spicier it will get)

get warm from the inside out :)