well, a girl's got to eat, after all

while the pictures that i posted from my surgery yesterday elicited some upset stomachs* from some {read: most}, i am here to redeem myself!

i decided to pay it forward and cook dinner for my good friend and neighbor-foodie, darci. after all, she surrendered herself yesterday as well, to the hospital regulations of no cell phones, no internet, long wait times and very few answers. basically, she gave up a solid 7 hours of her life to be there for me.

so the least i could do was make her this little number from the Barefoot Contessa: http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/ina-garten/crunchy-noodle-salad-recipe/index.html

hope you all enjoy!

*ironically, i added chicken to the recipe. go figure.

 rough chop of parsley, julienne red peppers from Harbor Greens

 sugar snap peas in a cold bath after a quick steam

 nummy peanut sauce {see all ingredients in Ina's link}

 added in rotisserie chicken from Costco

TAH DAH! dinner for darci & the big guy!