Today is the first day of Fall but it’s still warm here. Still, there are times I get a hankering for something robust but still…light. Today’s treat fits the bill perfectly. It’s quick, easy, doesn’t heat up the kitchen yet still brings a harvesty-autumnal taste to the table.

On-The-Farm Dinner
Time: 20 minutes
Servings: 8

Ingredients
1 (16-ounce) package linguine
2 cups ham, fully cooked, julienned
1 tablespoon butter
3 cups frozen peas
1 1/2 cups parmesan cheese, shredded
1/3 cup heavy whipping cream

Directions
1 - In a large pot of salted boiling water, cook the linguine to al dente, according to the package directions.
2 - While the linguine is cooking, in a large skillet over medium heat, add the ham and the butter and sauté, about 3 minutes.
3 - Add the peas to the ham mixture and cook, stirring frequently, until heated through, about 1-3 minutes.
4 - Drain the water from the linguine, transfer the pasta to the ham mixture, and toss to combine.
5 - Add the parmesan cheese and the heavy whipping cream to the pasta mixture, stir to combine, and cook until heated through, about 1-3 minutes.
6 - Plate and serve.

This dish is so easy even a rough, tough bounty hunter Wolf from Montana can fix it for dinner. And technically, so can his sweet, nerdy mate who sometimes burns boiling water. If you’d like to find out more about Tait and Lauren–and why her life was in danger, you can grab a copy of MONTANA MOON. Just click on a pic with the cover and you’ll zoom over to Books2Read for all the on-line booksellers where it’s available. If you’re interested in the whole Moonstruck Wolf group of stories, you can scan the QR code for the series page. While you’ll bump into some familier faces along the way, each of the Moonstruck Wolf books is a complete, stand-alone story set in the wider Moonstruck world.

In the meantime, I really hope Fall has found y’all. We’re a tad bit cooler in this parts but we’re still a long way from fuzzy slippers and hoodies.