Did you miss me!?
We packed a lot in today – there was little relaxing until the evening. BUT that means that I am going to chill tomorrow instead! I worked on a handful of projects – both business and household – so settling down with a movie this evening was extra sweet.
Laundry : )
We spackled and touched up some wall paint that needed help. You should have seen the wall behind the trash can – all dented and black from the back of the can hitting it over a year!
Matt also brewed TWO batches of beer – and cleaned up the brewery.
I made pesto from this sad looking basil I bought at the market yesterday.
Asiago + roasted garlic (so breath is under control!) + walnuts (cheaper than pine nuts!)
Whizzed up with olive oil and salt. All to taste. Pesto is so easy to make. Little this, little that.
I had a late lunch of leftover udon tofu noodles and a nectarine!
I heated up the leftovers with a blob of ricotta on top – delicious addition!
Afternoon cereal snackage. Oh, also went on a 3 mile walk!
Dinner tonight was awesome. We used to make frittatas ALL THE TIME but somehow when I started eating eggs for lunch more I stopped planning them for dinners. Must bring ‘em back!
The frittata contained garden tomatoes, pesto, jalapeno and Caromont Farm Herby Goat Cheese!
Just sautéed the jalapeno in some oil, added 2 big sliced tomatoes and 1/4 cup pesto and cooked around for about 4-5 minutes. Then we poured on 5 eggs and big blogs blobs of the goat cheese. Into the oven at 400* for about 12 minutes.
Roasted potatoes on the side – a summertime favorite! Matt roasts these in olive oil, salt, pepper and rosemary for 400* for 40 minutes on a cooling rack (should be called heating rack in this case!) It lets air circulate and gets them nice and crispy.
After dinner Matt and I watched The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo (U.S. version). I read the book a while ago and could barely remember the plot. I thought it was a good movie, but not sure I’d want to watch it again – chilling at times. But I love a mystery!
With our movie, Matt surprised me with a little bowl of Breyers Vanilla Bean – fav!
We had a good day and hope you did too!
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I’ve been meaning to make a frittata for months, but I keep giving up and just scrambling everything instead. That photo of the ketchup pool is gorgeous
Looks like a great day! And i love the “baby” finding his way into the pictures…
Sounds like your nesting is in full force! You’ve been so busy with around-the-house tasks! I’m glad to see you’re refueling with delicious and nutritious food. Have a relaxing night, Kath!
We use walnuts for the same reason plus we never have pine nuts laying around.
Beer styles?
I love using walnuts instead of pine nuts, gives the pesto more Umph.
Girl w/ the Dragon Tattoo was a great movie but so disturbing. I know that’s the point, but it was more than what I expected.
I keep promising myself I’ll make a version of pesto sans cheese – the green color is always so delightful to look at (and eat!!!!).
Girl With the Dragon Tattoo was a fantastic movie! Some of the scenes are just uncomfortable to watch though.
anything from eggs to potatoes is made extra special with lots of ketchup – mmm!!
I almost always make my pesto with walnuts-but only because I can never find the pine nuts I swear I buy every summer. They are lurking somewhere in my kitchen along with the pumpkin pie spice I can never find.
loooove your pillows!
Great idea to use walnuts instead of pine nuts. Pine nuts are ridiculously expensive!
PS – I love the baby bump poking out in the corner of the last photo.
Roasted potatoes are my favorite kind of potatoes! I actually have been wanting to make a pesto for a while because my roommates and I eat a lot of pasta for dinner. Do you have any other nut you would recommend aside from pine nuts and walnuts in a pesto (one of my roommates is allergic to cashews and walnuts!)?
pecans? even almonds might be good
I love making fritattas for dinner- especially as it means lunch for a few days is covered
We DID have a good day;) One more week with my mama visiting Seoul (I love having her here~ do mamas fit underneath beds? Because I’d store her there so she could stay) and I went back to work teaching lil cuties how to plie and point their toes!
That pesto looks incredible – and I need to start making frittatas for dinner! What a perfect idea for summer.
Hi Kath,
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It’s morning in France. I just love your site and your beautiful pictures. Your home look like a really cosy one. This pesto is yummy ( thinking of spaghettini or spaghetti with it
regards from France
Manuela
hello from morning in the usa!
I used to love adding ricotta to pasta after it’s already cooked. So delish! Actually, I could eat just the ricotta and be happy.
Mmmmm! Your day of food sounds divine! Good call on roasting the garlic – I’m living in Bangkok, and the massive amount of garlic in the food here makes me afraid to even open my mouth, let alone speak.
Now that is what I call a lovely and productive Sunday. I was not so productive in this humidity. I hope to be back on track soon.
I use walnuts in pesto too. I think they add a deeper flavor than pine nuts and you’re right, pine nuts are very expensive. Thanks for the frittata idea. I love frittata!
I was convinced you were in labor!
Sounds like a great day!
I wondered if anyone would think that! sometimes I only blog twice on Sundays
Bahaha, I thought that too, but then I checked your Twitter feed and nothing baby-wise was ‘reported’ so I figured you were just taking the afternoon off.
PS I made rosemary roasted potatoes last night too, made the same way!
I love pesto sauce! I definitely want to make some
That pesto looks so good! I keep meaning to make my own, I need to get on that!
I love the idea of using walnuts instead of pine nuts! That’s great.
I never think to make pesto. I should make some just to have on-hand.
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The frittata looks delicious! Also, I have been wanting to try to make homemade pesto for awhile now. We also have some sad looking basil left from our garden that needs to be used.
For the roasted potatoes, do you put the rack on a baking sheet or just set the rack on the oven rack?
Yes it fits into a baking sheet to catch drippings
Thank you.
Oh Holy Yum! I love eggs and that frittata sounds amazing! (And easy, double bonus) PS. Between the beer brewing and homemade pesto, you and the Hubs make me feel pretty darn lazy. HA!
Your tofu with noodles looks yummy. And I’m glad you are enjoying the summer fruit. The nectarines have been so juicy and sweet!
Whew, that movie was just too much for me! I had to stop watching it because it bothered me so much. I love mysteries and suspense, but you’re totally right – heavy stuff!