Sprout & Pea

A few weeks ago, I returned from one of the best vaca­tions of my life. I trav­eled to Italy for my friend’s wed­ding. Not just any friend, but my very first friend. Nicole and I have known each other since we were babies and she is also the per­son who kick­started my love for healthy eat­ing and cook­ing. In fact, she is the rea­son this blog is called Sprout & Pea. When I began this blog, I thought it would be fun to col­lab­o­rate with Nicole and so the two of us came up with the name Sprout & Pea in honor of know­ing each other since we were sprouts and peas. Nicole’s fash­ion career since took off and her time did not per­mit for blog­ging, so I con­tin­ued with Sprout & Pea on my own, but Nicole’s influ­ence has been with me every step of the way. It was mag­i­cal to see my very first friend get mar­ried to such a won­der­ful man on the most beau­ti­ful island in Italy. Read more:

Some­times rainy evenings just call for a warm bowl of pasta.  I was inspired by the yel­low cherry toma­toes my local mar­ket was car­ry­ing so I picked some up, along with a can of organic crushed red toma­toes and added some basics that I had around my kitchen.
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