Confessions of a Moodie Foodie

Roasted Pepper Pasta

Posted on: 22nd of June 2012 | Posted by: moodie foodie

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Confession: I’m eating too much
My excuses for eating too much at the moment could include:

It’s cold outside and I need to eat lots of tasty morsels to keep me warm
I hate winter. What can I do to take my mind off the fact that it’s winter. Mmmmmm, what’s in the fridge?
The kitchen is my favourite room in the house. Oooh, while I’m here I’ll just taste...
I’m a food blogger. I write, cook and test (read taste) recipes for a living. I’m taking one for the team here readers cooking, tasting I mean tasting, redoing and tasting again....
Damn it! I just love eating.

And whilst all of the above is true, I really think what’s getting me right now is the snacking. It started a year ago when my back gave up on me and I was confined to a bed for quite some time. What do you do with all that time on your hands? Well, if you’re like me you snack. A little bit of this, a little bit of that, a little bit of this with that and before you know it you’re in a habit. A bad habit.

And so to break this bad habit, I’m reprogramming: cutting back a little, choosing different snacks (there absolutely no point in telling myself that I won’t snack because I know I will). No diets though; diets don’t work – too much deprivation (which should be avoided at all costs). And I don’t have to look too far for recipes that are light but still tasty, they’re all here. I just need to plan better (and perhaps exercise a little self control.....). I’ve written about it in my weekly spot at Village Voices. In fact, I’m starting a weekly diary to document my journey back to a less lumpy, happier and healthier me – tune in on Thursdays to see how I’m going.

And in the theme of lighter food, I thought I’d bring you one of my favourite pasta dishes: Roasted Pepper Pasta. The vegetables are roasted which seems to intensify the flavour, making the sauce lip-smackingly good. Honestly, my toes curl in anticipation of making it, it’s that good. Try it and let me know what you think.

Are you a snacker? What’s your absolute favourite snack of all time? I think mine is cheese and crackers – an type of cheese with any type of cracker in fact....

Roasted Pepper Pasta