Dinner dinner dinner time

This week I didn't do much cooking. I've started taking pilates classes twice a week which is a lot of fun. However, this weekend I'm going home so I won't be able to take my regular Saturday class so I doubled up during the week. Getting at home at 7 makes it a little hard to cook very much. On Monday V made yummy baked potatoes green beans... and steak for the meat eater of the family. Last night I had leftovers and tonight we had whatever we found in the fridge.

Luckily, the one time I did cook this week it was yummy! I found a blog about a year ago, budgetbytes, that has been kind of hit or miss. It's about budget recipes which is good since I've been trying to stick to a strict weekly grocery budget. I don't make a lot of recipes from the site but every now and then I'll find something yummy. I forgot to take pictures when I was cooking (I get hungry and forget) but I would definitely recommend this for an easy weeknight meal.

Spinach Artichoke Pasta

4 cloves garlic

olive oil

1/2 cup sour cream

4 oz cream cheese

1/4 cup white wine (I used more.. maybe like half a cup)

1/2 cup milk

1/2 cup grated parmesan

14 oz canned artichokes

10 oz chopped frozen spinach (defrosted)

Red pepper flakes

Salt and pepper

1 lb farfaille pasta

Saute garlic in olive oil. Then add in wine and reduce (this is why I added extra, so it could reduce and be more flavorful). Add in sour cream and cream cheese until combined. Add milk and parmesan. Allow cheese to melt together. Then stir in spinach and chopped artichokes. Salt, pepper, and red pepper flakes to taste. Stir in cooked pasta. I also ended up adding starchy water to the sauce before I added the pasta to make it more sauce-like than dip-like. V and I both loved this one. Enjoy!