Alliebars are back! She brought me a few at the HLS š
Had one for a snack today. 100% crunchy delicious. The secret is in the salt. And the pecans. But no one knows the recipe!
I worked for a lot of the afternoon…but finally got around to making pesto!
Fresh KERF farmed basil – about 2 cups lightly packed
Half a triangle block of Pecorino Romano (not sure why Matt got this over Parm)
GOLDEN – about a tbsp
Sea salt
‘Bout a quarter cup of walnuts
Whirl it up! It tasted different tonight – rich instead of bright? Not sure why!
Pasta made an appearance.
Specifically…
Pesto Shrimp + Veggies over Whole Wheat Angel Hair
Veggies included green peppers, fresh mater, zucchini
10 jumbo USA wild shrimp
Tongs and more Garlic Gold
Once you put the shrimp in, WALK AWAY. Alton Brown will haunt you if you don’t!
My impression of Alton Brown chewing:
More acting:
YOU MUST PAY THE RENT
I CAN’T PAY THE RENT
I’LL PAY THE RENT
MY HERO!
My personal hero fancied up the dish with more Garlic nuggets –
Some more grated cheese
And a sprig of basil
We thought this was two portions, but it turned out to be about 4!
KERFs:
The leftovers
Bubbles make everything fancier (although I would have killed for some chardonnay with this meal!)
Also, my new gold placemats I won during Sabrina’s HLS talk on entertaining!
An hour later… chocolates.
There are now 3 chocolates with a single nibble out of them. Yes, I’m one of those people.
I am either going to watch So You Think You Can Dance or read my book. Still undecided!
I also might play around with the KERF Theme design. Now that I FINALLY have time to work on the blog again! I hope to update many of the pages and do some minor upgrades to things. As Scar would say…"Be Pre–pared"
Nite.
Hahahah you are too cute! I love the Alton impression.
“There are now 3 chocolates with a single nibble out of them. Yes, Iām one of those people.”
Thanks Kath for the Laugh!
Dinner looks so good I’m jealous. I would do the same thing to the chocolate, a little nibble of each. š
Glad you had some time to enjoy your husband and cooking tonight! I hope it is a great evening!
haha talk about fun in the kitchen! LOVE IT!
OMG that dinner is to die for! I love pesto! Thanks for the recipe.
wow that looks AMAZING! I vote for the book – American Wife is such a great read š
that pasta dish looks amazing!
There are few things better than fresh homemade pesto…. only hummus with feta or indian food! Your pasta looks delicious! =)
The pesto looks great! If you have more basil and want to try something a little different, FatFree Vegan Kitchen has a great recipe for an eggplant pesto that I made today. You could try it out and alter it to your taste – I was pleased with the original recipe.
The main reason I had to leave a comment is because you quoted Scar. The Lion King is my all-time favorite Disney movie, hands down. What’s yours?
And by the way, I like the orange up top and I think it’s really awesome how you can/did change the one button from “Kath” to “Kath, RD.” Congrats again. š
That pasta dish looks amazing! I made something similar last week that also had golden raisins in it. I always have a hard time determining how much pasta I’ll need for me and my husband. Usually we end up with leftovers, which is fine with me!
Haha I love the pictures today! So fun!
yumm that pasta dish looks awesome!!! I loveeee pesto!!
Wonderful acting!! Bravo! Looks like you had a fun dinner!
Love the Alton Brown expression. The man’s got a serious relationship with his forehead and eyebrows…
Lovin’ the new orange links up top!
And your linguine tie! š
Whole wheat angel hair makes a great pesto base. Pasta serving size is a tricky one. I’ve pretty much got it down for the angel hair, but not for the pasta we eat less often, like rotini and penne.
That’s an incredible dinner! And Alton Brown’s amazing..I don’t see how he knows *everything* about food. Even if he is possibly fed the info before each show- it’s still mind blowing!
Love the impressions!
I actually heard someone (Giada?) on the Food Network say that pecerino is better than parm. I was slightly shocked!
pesto looks deeeeelish!! A fantastic summer meal š
I think everyone has done that chocolate bite….but don’t leave the evidence behind
Oooh did I miss the post about gail’s chocolates?! She’s a Madison favorite and you have remarkable self control! š
Gorgeous meal!
xoxo
That pasta looks delicious! I’m one to nibble every piece in the box too š
you’re too funny – you inspired me to make pesto tomorrow! yum!
“Yes our teeth and ambitions are bared…” š
That dinner looks aamzing, even though I don’t normally go for pesto! The chocolate looks even better though… but you’ll never see me taking just a bite out of a chocolate. That kind of resistance is crazy town! š
Fun post tonight.
If you washed the basil first, that may be why the color was more rich. Basil changes color – to a deeper green – after it’s been washed. And we usually choose romano over parmesan cheese because it’s much more reasonably priced; maybe that’s why Matt picked it too.
that dinner looks amazing…seriously, that’s what i wish i’d made instead of what i did!
Dinner looks amazing. I finally got some garlic gold and I love putting it in everything!
Thank you for the “be prepared” reference –when my sister was little she would sing that song nonstop every day all day. Hilarious!
Thanks for the laugh! We had shrimp pasta for supper tonight as well. Yours looks delish!
the pesto is “richer” rather than “brighter” because there is no lemon juice! We sub 1/2 our olive oil for freshly squeezed lemon juice and it produces SUCH a happy flavor!
Ack! My dad used to do that skit to me all the time when I was a kid!
i love angel hair pasta – didn’t know they made it in whole wheat now, although what DON”T they make these days?!?
Mmmm, that dish looks delicious!
Gosh that pasta looks so good! The entire plate would have been eaten at my house….four servings and all:)
Alton Bread is a Mak family favorite!! Doo doo doo doo dooooo….doo doo doo doo doo doo doo (the theme song!). Like the orange tabs!
loved the lion king reference! the hubby and I got to see the broadway show during our trip to Vegas- if you get the opportunity, definitely try to go. it was outstanding!
love the placemats!
oo.. the pasta looks good. may try to make my own pesto someday. but the blender’s giving some problems. š
Haha I enjoyed your Alton Brown face! Very accurate!
That pasta looks wonderful. And I am a chocolate-nibbler too! Gotta try a little of everything š
This post is adorable.
Wow…you are full of energy tonight! You must have recharged your batteries cleaning and sorting yesterday š
LOL I LOVE that Alton Brown face. Classic. Perfect. Wow
LOL to the photos of you!!! I <3 you!! hehe Dinner looks DEElish. How could you NOT take nibbles of all of those chocolates???
Oh my gosh, you crack me up!!!
I’m one of “those people” too š
And I LOVED playing “you must pay the rent!” when I was a kid. But we always did it with a wadded up paper towel. Your way is environmentally kinder.
I, too, am one of “those people.” I have no shame – but I am the one who likes the truffles here, so…
I’m convinced the Southwest baggage people sniffed out my Allie bar and stole it bc it’s mysteriously disappeared. š
HA! that really does look like alton brown chewing!
Oh My that pesto looks amazing! I bet the walnuts is what gave it the rich flavor yuuum this is a must try recipe!!
I also am a nibble each chocolate type of person š
The pesto looks great! Will have to try this recipe sometime.
Oh my goodness!! Your pasta looks so good!! I am going to try and recreate that soon……
They’re right, you are adorable! Haha, love the impressions.
So nice to meet you in person this weekend! Many thanks for the tastes of your Open Sky Cocktail Party Manhattan (my first time!) and for your part in planning the Healthy Living Summit as a whole. I had a beyond amazing time š
Mmmmmm pesto. So delicious! I love me some fresh basil! And comedy bits in the kitchen š
I can not wait to see what you do with the blog!
I would love to make homemade pesto! I just usually buy the stuff though.
Hahahahah. I am most definitely one of “those people” when it comes to chocolates too. That really made me laugh out loud. Ps…the pasta looks amazing!
I usually make pesto with spinach. It seems I always have that on hand instead of basil and it’s a bit cheaper.
Only if you don’t grow your own. š I do, and spinach too.
Very fun pics, I loved the dinner, isn’t pesto season awesome? Although, I guess every season is pesto season really, but there is something about it fresh!
I’ve been meaning to make my own pesto with out basil! And I heard that walnuts are very good– I thought pine nuts was the pesto thang, but walnuts sound even better, yum!
Mmm, the pesto looks delicious! I think that this meal would have been absolutely perfect with a delicate white wine. Mmm.
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This looks divine!
I always use Romano over parm in my pesto. Also this time I used pine nuts vs. walnuts.
That pesto pasta looks amazing. I love how many veggies were incorporated into it.
Also, my Aunt is famous for taking little bites out of everything and putting them back. We used to joke about there being a mouse in the house whenever she left her nibbly evidence behind.
lol. Love the spag acting. :p
Oh my goodness this meal looked soooo delicious!!!! I’m also “one of those people.” š
Haha. Alton Brown will haunt you…
Looks like a great meal. And I badly want some Garlic Gold oil.
You are so cute!! What a great meal! It’s all so fresh – and the more cheese the better!! Did you saute the veggies?
Ohh Alliebars. So delicious. I want to move Allie in with me so I can have them 24/7! That meal looks delicious. Shrimp + pesto = winning combo.
I made pesto the other day! My basil went nuts in the garden this year. I could probably make a quart of it. Isn’t fresh pesto so much better than anything you get in a store?
Pesto always—always, always—tastes different every single time I make it. I have no idea why. I think it has something to do with the time when the basil is picked. š
I’m a chocolate nibbler too!!!! That’s why I love Valentine’s Day!
Your dinner looks delicious!!! I’ve never made my pesto with walnuts, must try!!! Thanks for sharing, your blog is wonderful! Looking forward to following you!!!
I’ve been eating pesto lately too- ’tis the season! That dish looks so wonderful.
wow that recipe looks awesome! Can’t wait to re-create although probably won’t be as pretty as yours
Your dinner looks incredible! I am definitely going to have to try this recipe. š
Your dinner looked fantastic! š
The reason the pesto tasted rich intead of bright? No lemon!
I really need to try making pesto…it’s always seemed intimidating to me for some reason!
hilarious pics!!!
That pasta looks GREAT! And I love your acting lol too cute š
Dinner looks incredible! and love the pics! š
The Pesto you made looks Great! I am going to have try it!
I was so bummed that my farm share had tons of tomatoes this week and nooooo basil. And after my last pesto-ing, my own plant is not going so well. Your dinner looked wonderful! I shall put it on my to do make list for this week! (if there is still pesto in my freezer???)
You must pay the rent! Did you learn that at summer camp? We used to do that with the napkins on the dining hall tables. One summer we changed it to be a little bit more feminist friendly (not needing a man to rescue you)….ahhh Girl Scout Camp.
That dinner looks ah-mazing! I MUST try it out for my family, I’m sure they will love it š Thank you for sharing! Have a safe trip and know that many are praying for you and your family for the next couple of days to be peaceful and a celebration of your Pop’s life <3
Gail Ambrosius chocolates are the best! I live here in Madison WI, and get them often at the coffee shop next to my office š Glad to see they made their way down south!
Ahaha. My grandma used to do the “I can’t pay the rent” thing when my siblings and I were little. Also, I’ve been craving shrimp lately and mmmm… That is all.
Yum, shrimp & pesto.
Just posted about a different version of pesto last week: http://haphazardinspiration.blogspot.com/2010/08/pesto-rethought.html
Your pasta dish look SO GOOD! Seriously looks restaurant quality!! Nice work KERF š I will have to recreate this with some ‘what’s cookin’ flare.
Did you use walnuts the last time you made pesto? That would certainly make it taste rich vs. the “brightness” of pine nuts.
Pesto makes everything better! It’s so delicious.
And the hilarious kath is back! I miss you. Can we please hang out again when we aren’t super stressed about HLS stuff? Please?!?! Pretty, pretty please?!?!?!
I’m a fan of the comedy club post!
Walnuts in pesto? Cool!
This is why I love your blog. SO ENTERTAINING! Keep doin what your doin, Kath!