Tomorrow morning Im running the Ford Island Bridge 10k. Though its not exactly a marathon, I felt the need to prepare a big plate of pasta for lunch. I made it up as I went along and feel pretty silly putting it in to a recipe format, but it was extremely delicious. So in case you want to recreate it exactly, here goes

Whole wheat angel hair pasta

Olive oil

Pat of butter

Clove of garlic, sliced thin

Sardines in olive oil, abouthalf a tin

Pine nuts, about1/8 cup

Frozen green beans, about 2/3 cup

Red pepper flakes

Juice of half a lemon

1. Boil a pot of water and add pasta.

2. In the meantime, put a skillet over medium heat.Add a couple swirls of olive oil and a pat of butter.

3. Saut sliced garlic until slightly golden.

4. Add sardines and pine nuts.Saut until pine nuts are lightly toasted.

5. Add green beans (I put them in straight from the freezer).Saut until green beans are heated through.

6. Add red pepper flakes and lemon juice.

7. Drain pasta and add to the skillet with the green bean and sardine mixture.Mix and enjoy!

Were spending Easter Sunday at a friends house and Im bringing a salmon cakes appetizer.It calls for fresh salmon I usually used canned for cakes/burgers/croquettes so Im excited to try something new. Absolutely without fail, against all the warnings, I always try something new when hosting or attending a party.Theres usually so much total food, I feel if one or two things go south, now is just as good a time as any.Happy Easter!