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Fresh and easy pasta salad, filled with healthy ingredients and Mediterranean flavors Happy first day of fall! Even if the temperature cooled down a little bit in the last couple of days, here in Southern California, it doesn't really feel like fall at all. No gray sky and chilly weather. No orange and red leaves (mostly), and no need to snuggle under a blanket around the fireplace... well, I could still do that anyways! Maybe I do miss a bit the change of seasons, as I was used to growing up in Italy. But the sunny and blue skies and perfect beach weather year around is what I love most about Southern California. Nowhere else I lived, I could play tennis and beach volleyball any day of the year! Yesterday, it was another great day at the beach. The ocean water was still quite warm and boogie boarding was great. After the super hot days last week, I still felt like preparing a picnic lunch very fresh, easy, and requiring very little time around the stove. This dish is filled with h...

Healthy, quick and delicious pasta salad with colorful grilled peppers, savory capers and fruity green olives An amazing combination of Italian flavors Post sponsored by Colavita, in collaboration with Honest Cooking.  THANK YOU  Colavita  for all the delicious and amazing products! This pasta is quite easy to make, and you can prepare it ahead of time if you like. All you need to do is cook the pasta, grill the peppers, and toss all the ingredients together to make this incredible combination of Italian flavors. Here is the recipe: Ingredients: serving 4 8 oz (225 gr) of organic mini peppers (about 6) red, orange and yellow 1/2 cup (about 12-15) of chopped green olives  1 tablespoon of   Colavita capers a couple of tablespoons of organic Colavita extra virgin olive oil 12 oz (340 gr) of Colavita tricolor fusilli pasta  1 tablespoon of fresh Italian parsley, chopped salt Preparation time:  30 minutes Directions: 1. Wash the peppers, cut ...

Healthy, quick and delicious pasta salad with colorful grilled peppers, savory grilled zucchini and fresh  mozzarella. I say, it's time for a savory and healthy recharge today!  I realized I've been posting lots of sweet recipes recently, and not enough wholesome dinner ideas.  And I do claim mine is a blog about Italian food. So for a minute, let's not think about chocolate covered  almond cookies or moist and buttery cakes exploding with fresh berries. And let's dive, headfirst, in this healthy and scrumptious vegetarian pasta.  It's super easy and quick (ready in no more than 30 minutes) and it can be prepared ahead of time. I'm sure you are going to love it as much as I do! I prepare this pasta salad on the regular.  It makes an easy, everyday dinner or a super fun dish for my weekend picnics at the beach. And if I have leftovers, even better! I pack it in my children's lunch boxes the next day. This pasta salad is ready in a breeze. All you need to do ...