Light, fresh wonderful

Photo: Southernliving.com

Last night we had a wonderful simple summer meal.  I made the Chicken Tortellini Salad from the June 2011 Southern Living.  We all enjoyed it immensely.  I did however change the recipe slightly.  I left out the green onions because I didn't have any and I used dried parsley instead of fresh for the same reason.  The fresh parsley would definitely be better, making this dish even lighter and fresher, so I definitely recommend you use fresh.  I also used edemame instead of peas just because.

The sauce in the recipe would be so versatile with a number of things.  The Worcestershire really gave it a special something!

I sure would have had two servings if there had been any left.

The lone tomato

What a sad little guy.  He had no friends on the little tomato plant.  I planted a single tomato and basil plant as an experiment, knowing full well that the light in the location was insufficient.  As expected my experiment failed, or maybe it was a success if I hypothesized that the plant would not do well.  It is slim pickings in our back yard for a place to grow vegetables.  I may have to get more creative next year if I want to try again.  I can't wait to see how it tastes in a few days!