Heavens it’s good to be home! Extensive work and traveling have put the blog on hold, but I’m finally back home with time and resources to cook! Shopping for fresh ingredients isn’t the best idea when nobody’s going to be home to cook them, so I’m thrilled to finally be able to shop for the goodies I need to get back to eating homemade!

To celebrate my 6th anniversary with my husband (our first date was 6 years ago today), I wanted something elegant. Tonight’s dinner was simple, with produce from the farmer’s market and my husband’s uncle and some leftover kalamata olive pesto from when I made the Mediterranean Shrimp Pasta. I sautéed a juicy red and a purple bell pepper, a sweet onion, a sliced small white eggplant (leftover from the produce bounty from weeks ago — still plenty good!) and some diced chicken breasts, all in Basil-Garlic Grapeseed Oil. I tossed some farfalle (bowtie) pasta with the olive pesto, then topped it with the chicken and veggies and some freshly grated parmesan.

My god it’s good to be home and cooking again! This was delicious, and a great way to celebrate our anniversary!