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Swim Fuel

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I saw a shirt the other day that I completely understood.  It said, “I’m a goggle-hunting, lane-timing, towel-washing swim mom.”  That’s about the sum of it.  Except maybe for food.  Feeding swimmers can be a challenge.  They need healthy and quick and lots of it—at least at a swim meet.  Pasta salad is our swim meet go-to meal.  Here’s how we do it:

Swim Meet Pasta Salad

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You’ll need whole grain pasta (we like macaroni or spirals), diced fire roasted tomatoes, whole olives (drained, but not rinsed), dried basil, and cheese (cubed mozerella or crumbled feta).

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Easiest recipe ever:  Boil your pasta and drain it.  Toss the pasta, tomatoes, olives, and a good pinch of crumbled basil together in a bowl.  Once the pasta is cooled toss in the cheese and toss the whole bowl in the ice chest for your swim meet!

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Don’t forget bowls and forks for the kids!

I wonder if Mom is missing her cookbook yet???

I snitched my Momma’s new cookbook. Shhh…don’t tell her.

The kids and hubby and I are loving the Homesick Texan Cookbook! So far, I’ve cooked with tomatillos and poblano peppers, fried corn tortillas, refried beans, made chaulpas, and botched tortilla soup. The tortilla soup had a wonderful smokey flavor—but somehow I added WAAAAAY too much chili pepper!

Up next: rendering my own lard (can you say cracklins’), carnitas, and homemade tortillas.  

By the way, the book is so much fun to read, even if you never pick up a pepper!  I love the back stories Lisa Fain includes with her recipes.  She also does a wonderful job explaining just how different food is in Texas, depending on where you are!  The recipes we’ve tried have been delicious, so much so that the 6-year-old recommended that his MoMo just buy another copy!  

***I should probably mention that I have no affiliation with Lisa Fain or the Homesick Texan.  I literally just swiped my mom’s book and I liked it so much I wanted to tell you about it.***