I bought pumpkin gorgonzola ravioli from a local shop - plan to take out of freezer for dinner and will be adding this pesto. Glass of red wine, to try to chill a little after this week....large glass but only one!
I love & make basil pesto, but this opens whole new pesto horizons for me! With kids who work for FAA & on science grants, it’s been a worrisome week as a mom. As for coping, I have an audio book playing in my ear most of the day.
Great heavens, MARISSA! What do a comment on first? The exquisite and piquant pup? The baby arugula? The Chartreuse you SHOULD have added to the pesto? Or....the BRILLIANT podcast with Norm and Jennifer?
Have neither made nor really eaten pesto. After a week of nearly terrifying news, it’s past time to try. Will make this and maybe put it on salmon or cod? Will be fun!
Love pesto with any kind of pasta. It's been a hard week. Hard to find humor this past week. Sadness, destruction, the confirmation hearing train wrecks. Hope your puppy is good. I know of one who ate the couch, stuffing everywhere. Oops.
Catching up on my emails and so glad that I finally had a chance to read this. I love arugula so much that I invented the BFA sandwich—not a Bachelor of Fine Arts, but bacon, fig, and arugula (it's delicious). I will definitely make this. And yeah, there needs to be some joy, to have a few sparkling highlights in the sea of rage, so thank you so much for the recipe and the darling pupdates!
Your pesto does seem to hit all the right taste buds for me. But I am a vegan and have found a suitable pesto, sadly in a jar, from Sprouts and it is. . . .well suitable. . . Would love to find a homemade non-cheesy version but haven't had time to look. It seems I've been spending my time doing the little things. . . like saving democracy!! Yes, that is my life and loving my 15 yo dog!
this pesto, thanks to its bold flavors, would be perfectly delicious without the cheese! if you miss the cheese, you can always add a little bit of nutritional yeast to boost the umami flavors. hello to your pooch!
Love this and it will more than feed our bellies but also our sad souls. I have just run out of garlic scape pesto that I make mid summer and freeze. Also, “dry January” is in the rear view thank heavens!!!
I used to do something like this with spinach and walnuts. Nowadays I do a standard basil pesto which I freeze in late summer for use all winter. Like you, I use it in lots of different ways. A bit stirred into mayo makes a great sandwich spread! You’re right that we have to deal with so many hard things right now that we deserve easy and delicious dinners.
I bought pumpkin gorgonzola ravioli from a local shop - plan to take out of freezer for dinner and will be adding this pesto. Glass of red wine, to try to chill a little after this week....large glass but only one!
that sounds like a perfect meal. i love pumpkin and gorgonzola together. how delicious.
I love & make basil pesto, but this opens whole new pesto horizons for me! With kids who work for FAA & on science grants, it’s been a worrisome week as a mom. As for coping, I have an audio book playing in my ear most of the day.
Great heavens, MARISSA! What do a comment on first? The exquisite and piquant pup? The baby arugula? The Chartreuse you SHOULD have added to the pesto? Or....the BRILLIANT podcast with Norm and Jennifer?
Have neither made nor really eaten pesto. After a week of nearly terrifying news, it’s past time to try. Will make this and maybe put it on salmon or cod? Will be fun!
Love pesto with any kind of pasta. It's been a hard week. Hard to find humor this past week. Sadness, destruction, the confirmation hearing train wrecks. Hope your puppy is good. I know of one who ate the couch, stuffing everywhere. Oops.
Ahhhhh. Couch-eating puppies. A special breed... (sorry to hear it!)
Catching up on my emails and so glad that I finally had a chance to read this. I love arugula so much that I invented the BFA sandwich—not a Bachelor of Fine Arts, but bacon, fig, and arugula (it's delicious). I will definitely make this. And yeah, there needs to be some joy, to have a few sparkling highlights in the sea of rage, so thank you so much for the recipe and the darling pupdates!
Your pesto does seem to hit all the right taste buds for me. But I am a vegan and have found a suitable pesto, sadly in a jar, from Sprouts and it is. . . .well suitable. . . Would love to find a homemade non-cheesy version but haven't had time to look. It seems I've been spending my time doing the little things. . . like saving democracy!! Yes, that is my life and loving my 15 yo dog!
this pesto, thanks to its bold flavors, would be perfectly delicious without the cheese! if you miss the cheese, you can always add a little bit of nutritional yeast to boost the umami flavors. hello to your pooch!
I never thought of nutritional yeast. Will try that!
Hi Marissa,
I just ‘tripped over some crumbs’ and found you!
Happiness.
I look forward to partnering with you in our love of cooking. Great perspectives and variety. “Thanks” and “Well done”!
jcnz
Love this and it will more than feed our bellies but also our sad souls. I have just run out of garlic scape pesto that I make mid summer and freeze. Also, “dry January” is in the rear view thank heavens!!!
I used to do something like this with spinach and walnuts. Nowadays I do a standard basil pesto which I freeze in late summer for use all winter. Like you, I use it in lots of different ways. A bit stirred into mayo makes a great sandwich spread! You’re right that we have to deal with so many hard things right now that we deserve easy and delicious dinners.
I make one very similarly, except I add a seeded jalapeno instead of olives. It pumps up the spice and makes a great accompaniment to salmon!
Thanks for this recipe!
great suggestion. I'll make it this week. (Is it me, or could blending this pesto with cream cheese and sour cream make a reallllly good dip?)
Absolutely! Yum!