Hey, Pesto!

[logansrogue]

So today I went about making a pesto to put in a light pasta salady affair. And it was great, it was tasting SO bloody brilliant...

Until I misread the instructions and put two TABLESPOONS of raw sugar in instead of two TEASPOONS.

Nevertheless, it is a really fucking good pesto. If a little sweet. Which, is odd because sweet isn't what you'd expect from pesto. But it's turned into one of those sweet-savoury-garlicy-Italian pasta salad numbers. It goes very well with a side dish of baby spinach and olives and cheery tomatoes with Italian dressing. Which I have just gorged myself on (sans the cheery tomatoes cause damn it, it's the end of the week and we haven't been to the shop. And I know I've written "Cheery" tomatoes twice, but the first time was a mistake and now I think it's hilarious. Cheery tomatoes! Bwahahaha!)

Of course, now I spent all friggin' day making the pesto (three hours) cause I suck at cooking anything but cakes and cookies, I'm a bit friggin' knackered. Especially after washing all the things I used - except the strainer. Cause it needs soaking and I'm too fucking jiggered. Note to self - Clean strainer straight away before pasta cakes and dries hard on the fucking thing. Doofus.

Comments

[greteldragon.livejournal.com]

I got 10 cherry tomatoes from my vines today. They were delicious.

:D

[nephron.livejournal.com]

Hey, how are your figs going?

[greteldragon.livejournal.com]

Still getting bigger but still very green. :)

[logansrogue.livejournal.com]

Oh my friggin' GOD, fresh from the vine is the only way to have them. It's like the savoury fruit of the GODS.

[greteldragon.livejournal.com]

I am pleased that my main gardening success has been tomatoes this year. They're all pretty tiny, but they're delicious.

[nephron.livejournal.com]

Hey, I've never made pesto, you're doing better than me :)

[bewarethespork.livejournal.com]

This pasta salad thingy sounds yummy. Would you have a link to the recipe or something? I love pasta dishes like anything. :)

[logansrogue.livejournal.com]

Well, it's basically a pesto, but I don't make it into a paste. I leave the chopped basil as chopped bits you can see, the same with the rest of it. I also leave small bits of sundried tomato in it as well. I'll dig out the recipe for you. :)

[bewarethespork.livejournal.com]

Thanks! I would really appreciate that. :)

[logansrogue.livejournal.com]

http://www.newitalianrecipes.com/pesto.html

That's the recipe I used. I chopped things a little coarsely, not into a fine paste, but a chunky salad not unlike tabouli in texture. :)

[bewarethespork.livejournal.com]

Truly, you are an angel, sent from Heaven to deliver culinary bliss unto us all. Thank you! :)

[logansrogue.livejournal.com]

Just sharing my happy discovery. :)

[sir-devans.livejournal.com]

Love the title, you crack me up Nancy.
Hey Pesto...
*giggles*

[logansrogue.livejournal.com]

I am puntastic.

[epea-pteroenta.livejournal.com]

Cheery tomatoes- I love it! :)

And that pesto sounds lovely.

[logansrogue.livejournal.com]

I love your icon! I actually had a dream about Merlin. I dreamt there was an episode where Arthur and Gwen eloped somewhere. Very strange.

[hotclaws.livejournal.com]

mm,tasty, but I too hate cleaning drainers,I have problems with the strength in my hands sometime,I want someone to invent the disposable strainer.

[daemonnoire.livejournal.com]

Next time you put too much sugar in, add some of the tomatoes to the pesto. They'll balance out the sweetness.

And making pesto is one of my favorite things to do! There's so many things that can be thrown into a basic pesto to make it personal and incredible. And if you're using fresh everything, it's utterly wonderful.

[logansrogue.livejournal.com]

Absolutely fresh everything. I still have extra sundried tomatoes, I shall chuck them in. It also needs more parmesan, but I seem to have run out. :(