Oh, Hello There

Oh hi... It's been a minute! Two months, to be exact. This is the longest I've ever gone without writing on Lemon Stripes since 2010. It felt very wrong but also very necessary.

Earlier in the summer, at the beginning of my book tour, I was diagnosed with Epstein Barr Virus and it totally knocked me off my feet for a while there.

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Caesar Pasta Salad

This Instagram-viral dish had me intrigued from the minute I saw it, so I had to try it out with my current go-to Caesar dressing. I've now made it for two BBQs with friends and it always gets gobbled right up. 

Caesar Pasta Salad

Makes 4-6 servings

Salad Ingredients:

  • 2 heads romaine lettuce, roughly chopped
  • 2 cups cooked pasta of your choice, salted
  • 1 1/2 cups torn chunks of stale-ish bread (sourdough is the best!)
  • 1 Tbs butter or olive oil
  • 1/4 cup shaved parmesan cheese

Dressing Ingredients:

  • 1/3 cup good olive oil
  • Juice from 1/2 lemon
  • 2 garlic cloves, minced or pressed
  • 2 Tbs plain Greek yogurt (I use non-dairy)
  • 1 Tbs Dijon mustard
  • 1 Tbs parmesan cheese
  • 2 Tbs apple cider vinegar
  • 1 anchovy filet with oils (optional)
  • Salt and black pepper to taste

Directions:

  1. In a large bowl, mix the chopped romaine and pasta, and set aside.

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Paris & London Packing List

Later this week, Anel and I are heading on our first European vacation since having kids. This is wild to me because we used to be big travelers and then life kind of just... happened. I had PPA with Amalia then we bought a new house and couldn't afford to travel far, then COVID hit then we had Luca and here we are.

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5 Random Things: May

Things have been moving a mile a minute over here! Between book tour events, end-of-the-school-year events, travel, and a very exciting upcoming project I'm working on, I feel like I haven't had 5 minutes to catch a breath. It's kind of wild how you can feel burned out even when everything is positive and fun. Turns out you can have too much of a good thing!