This year, Garrett & I have gone alllllllllllll out for Valentine’s Day.
By this I mean, I put on a real pajama set instead of baggy sleepies and have a blackhead eliminating face mask on until he arrives home from work so he will think I am young and supple.
Once he arrives, the real fun will begin. HOMEMADE PIZZAS, PEOPLE, CAN I GET A HOORAH?! The night will cap with a viewing of last night’s episode of The Bachelor. Just what will Corinne do this week?!
We exchanged presents this weekend. He got me a Target shopping spree!!! Meaning he went with me to Target, pushed the cart and let me buy $200 worth of home decor stuff I did not need!!! I got Garr an afternoon of helping me scrub the blinds in all of our rooms. He just can’t stand a dusty blind, and neither can I! Match made in heaven!
I’m sorry if this post made you all sad you’re not as in love as we are…
Time: 30 minutes | Serves: 4-6
Ingredients:
- 1 box of rigatoni
- 1 can of chickpeas, rinsed + drained
- 2 tbsp. of capers
- 1 bunch of swiss chard, stems removed + leaves roughly chopped
- 1 tsp. of crushed red pepper
- Juice of 1/2 a lemon
- 1 cup of parmigiano reggiano
- 2 tbsp. of olive oil
- S+P, to taste
How to:
- Heat one tbsp. of olive oil in a skillet over medium heat
- Add chickpeas, cook for 4-5 minutes, stirring often, until browned + crisp to your liking
- Add capers + cook another minute
- Add swiss chard + lemon juice + crushed red pepper + S+P, cook another 2-3 minutes
- Meanwhile, cook pasta to al dente
- Reserve a cup of the cooking water + drain pasta
- Add reserved water to chickpea + chard skillet, let cook for 2 minutes
- Turn off the heat, add pasta to skillet + cheese directly on top of pasta, stir + warm for 1-2 minutes
- Drizzle with remaining olive oil + serve warm with extra cheese
- Serve to sweetie with a smile + no fork + ask him to lap up like animal
Giada made this on Food Network the other day & this is my version from memory because I am so smart!!!!!!!
Well Rachel, you had WAYYYY more fun than I did this past weekend, but I DID make a pizza tonight from Trader Joe’s pizza dough! (And Trader Joe’s marinara sauce, shhhhh.) Oh, and hubby said I could buy some new pots and pans today, which I did online because I’m lazy that way and it was free shipping, but they were RED! So kinda Valentine-y, right?
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Ain’t no shame in your Trader Joe’s game, girl, cook on! New pots and pans is basically Christmas for us, so you really scored. Red cookware?! Loves it!!!!!
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Aspirational. Simply aspirational.
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A love for the ages.
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However did you get to be so awesome ????😱
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I truly wish I knew.
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Another delicious recipe post – looks amazing!
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Thank you, thank you!!!
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So, where’s the pizza?
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IN MY BELLY
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Go ahead girl!
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Yassss, sis!
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I laughed so hard while reason this post but “I’m sorry if this post made you all sad you’re not as in love as we are…” is where I died! Great post. Looks delicious.
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I just wanted to make sure I apologized for all of the jealousy I caused…. 😉 Thank you so much for reading!!
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For something so healthy it doesn’t look unappetizing! I’ll let you know if it tastes like it looks 🙂
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Hahahahaha thank you??? LOL. I promise it’s delicious.
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I bet!!
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Dusty blinds are indeed pretty awful. Good things spring cleaning soon come 🙂
nom nom nom nom nom 😀
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I just can’t wait for spring cleaning. Got some rubber gloves & my feather duster allllll ready to go! 😀
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Ooo ooo!!
Me next! Do me next!!
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Pasta is my favorite thing on earth. Thank you for creating recipes that will also make me feel like I’m dieting with all these delicious vegetables!
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Excellent recipe. Looks delish! I’ve followed you as your page is very inspiring. I hope you do the same, as you may find mine the same, I practice naked cooking like jamie oliver, I’m conducting the half-blood princess project.
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