I had a productive day yesterday. I made soup in the morning, then after lunch I gave my basil plants a haircut and made pesto. The dark one is the result of someone's over-zealous use of walnuts.
I then fried ground beef and Italian sausage with peppers and onion to make stuffed zucchini for dinner. Put it all together, into the refrigerator until dinnertime. It was good. I attempted to sit on the kitchen deck later in the afternoon, it was such a nice day, too nice to stay inside. A fly or two did a couple of turns around my head and then my feet. They must have found me suitable. Invitations were sent and accepted. My stay at that party was short.
I found a ciabatta recipe that is supposedly ready in three hours. I'm going to give it a try, it's not too hot for the oven to be on. I like ciabatta rolls for sandwiches. If it works I'll post the recipe.
Birds are singing, such a welcome sound.
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I admire your energy! It's grey here today and looks like rain is on the way. Ciabatta rolls are perfect for sandwiches...or hamburgers...so much better. I just had the oven on for a couple of hours roasting a chicken and was amazed that the kitchen did not heat up. Trying to get some stuff done before the temperature goes back up to 90.
I seized a cooler day to bake a batch of cranberry walnut muffins. I made xi much pesto last time I thought I'd never finish it! But now I'm thinking of a new batch. I use walnuts, too.
You are a whiz in the kitchen!
I have no talent for that sort of work.
--I wish I did.
:)
Oh the flies! Yuck. I sat on the porch too and had to get a fan to blow the flies away.
Tomorrow we go back to hot.
Lori, thank you for using energy and me in the same sentence!! I didn't make the ciabatta today. Mark is in the kitchen watching tennis and I just let him be. We need rain so bad, I hope you do get some.
Boud, I leave a jar out and freeze the rest. I am through all the pesto I made last year. Pignoli are too expensive. Hazelnuts, cashews and pistachios are good in pesto, but walnuts are the best price. The muffins sound delicious.
Reading that you made basil pesto, Sandra, brought back memories because when we lived in VA and had a garden, I would make as much as possible and store it in the freezer. Sometimes, I wrapped individual pesta balls which were very handy to use in soups and other recipes. Hope the ciabatta recipe turns out to be a keeper. We are trying to avoid bread products for now, so I will drool over yours.
Val, you could make pesto. Absolutely nothing to it. I could not hike a trail or make art like you do. But, you could make pesto!!
Beatrice, I make basil cubes in ice trays and use it the way you do the pesto balls. I make a lot of fennel frond pesto, it's really good. I have lots of flat leaf parsley so I'll probably make pesto with some of that. I plant several basil plants so I can have it all winter. I will let you know how the ciabatta turns out.
I've never had pesto. I'm not overly fond of basil, find it too sweet, if that makes sense. I shall have to give it a go as I do love nuts.
Pixie, you can make pesto out of many things. The basil pesto is called Genovese pesto, but there are others. Make it with parsley, that's good. It's made with olive or avocado oil, parm, pecorino or any other grating cheese, a garlic clove and some salt. And of course, whatever you use as the base. Whir it up in a blender or food processor and there you have it.
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