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, 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. :)

[sir-devans.livejournal.com]

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

[epea-pteroenta.livejournal.com]

Cheery tomatoes- I love it! :)

And that pesto sounds lovely.

[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.