Our first meal...

around our "new" table.  "New"ly out of storage, that is.  Our other table was way too big for our apartment, and as a result, we never used it, except as a place to stack our junk.  Now I'm looking forward to many more meals together, as a family, around our "new" little, round table.

We love "toe-na-nee-nees"

Pesto Pasta

When we arrived home from vacation a few days ago, my basil seemed to have quadrupled in size.  It called for one thing and one thing only- Pesto.  Yum.  Up until now I've been the only one to enjoy the stuff (Dave dislikes just about anything green), but that all changed when Grace sampled her first bite.  It took a little convincing to get her to try it, but once she did, she was hooked. 

The recipe couldn't be any easier:

2 cups fresh basil

2 cloves garlic

1/4 cup pine nuts

2/3 cup extra virgin olive oil

1/2 cup parmesan cheese (I used an asiago,romano & parm blend)

Blend it all together in a food processor and that's it!  I love it tossed in pasta or in place of pizza sauce. 

When Life Gives You Lemons....

 

Make lemonade,

or...

lemonade pop-seecles!

She can cook!

I made this yummy recipe last night and thought I'd share... 

Dave thought it was just ok (he's not big on anything green).  I think the arugula was a little much for him, but I thought it was quite tasty.