surprisingly tasty

while owen takes a ridiculously late nap i'm enjoying a leftover pasta toss--i boiled some fusilli pasta and added some frozen organic tj's peas (nice and sweet) in the water in the last couple minute of cooking, then once it was in the strainer dumped the remains of a jar of pitted kalamata olives, tossed in some chopped walnuts and half of an herb roasted chicken (shredded) and then added some lite feta cheese (trying it out--not bad, but does seem a bit saltier), a drizzle of olive oil and some fresh thyme from my pot owen watered for me outside. i think i could have done without the olives, but i'm really excited about the fresh thyme. it seems that instead of posting cooking recipes i'll review trader joe's faves and share what i come up with when mixed with some fresh herbs and pantry surprises--apologies for those right-coasters and atlantic ocean dwellers who don't have joe around the corner. perhaps you'll all have better suggestions. and, with michael home all july we might just have some inspired culinary feasts after all!