50 Recipes, #25: Garlic scape pesto

[nonelvis]

W00t! Halfway there! Pesto with the CSA garlic scapes, CSA scallions, almonds, and parmesan cheese tonight. Served over linguine and chilled slightly in the fridge because it is wicked hot outside. Huge garlic punch, though the texture was a little dry because I was distracted during pasta drainage and didn't capture enough pasta water to thin things out. (Memo to self: do not try cooking while contacting credit card company about fraudulent charges.)

Anyway, to make up for the epic fail that has been much of this afternoon, have a photo of a sleepy cat:

Comments

[dietcokebreak.livejournal.com]

I like the idea of the chilled pesto linguine. Sounds yummy!!!

[nonelvis]

It is :)

[np-complete.livejournal.com]

That's a lovely cat pic! And the meal sounds lovely anyway!

[nonelvis]

Thank you!

[elliptic-eye.livejournal.com]

Sorry, there was probably an intelligent post there, but OMFG kitty.

[nonelvis]

She woke up while I was taking photos, glared at me, and went back to sleep. That's when I got this one. Hey, at least she knew what pose I wanted!

[kalleah.livejournal.com]

I like the shadows on fur. Very cool.

[nonelvis]

Thanks! It was the shadows (and the cuteness) that made me want to take the photo in the first place.

[profrobert.livejournal.com]

She's such a sweetie and that's a gorgeous picture. I've always said I like getting more cat for my cat dollar.

[peebles.livejournal.com]

I'm going to focus on the OMG garlic scape pesto. I think I'm going to try that tomorrow.

[nonelvis]

Considering she was practically free from the MSPCA, I think she's been quite a bargain.

[nonelvis]

The garlic rush is pretty hardcore -- a lot of that harsh garlic flavor at first, though it mellows. Blanching the scapes would have mitigated that, but then I think the pesto would have been less interesting.

[peebles.livejournal.com]

I have some arugula and spinach here as well. My plan was to cut it with one of those. (Probably arugula.)