saucy, supper-ish, delish

1) If you are in possession of lots of broccoli but feel zero excitement at the thought of cooking it in butter, salt, and pepper again, here is a tip. Cook it like normal, and then add an astronomical amount of garlic. Either fresh or minced or even the powdered kind. Trust me. You will be so happy to rediscover this cruciferous dinnertime delight. Stock up on breath mints for after.

2) I made a pasta salad using cilantro pesto as a sauce. Very fresh tasting, not for the weak-hearted. But good. I used:

cilantro (one and a half big handfuls, washed and ripped up)
olive oil (drizzled in until it looked right)
approximately 1/4 cup of walnuts (or something to counter the FRESH taste of cilantro)
one clove of garlic
salt and pepper

I just ran everything through my mini food chopper/processor (the best $10 I've ever spent--I use it to make single servings or small portions of hummus and sauce allllll the time).

Anyway, I just mixed it all together and then tossed it with whole wheat pasta and tomatoes and red onions. I'd use it as a sauce for fish or chicken next time. Maybe with a squeeze of lemon or lime? This is obviously not a perfected art, just an embryo of a sauce idea. Take it and run with it.

3) A good dessert: Brie cheese (warmed and spread out) (or ricotta, if you must) on pita bread, topped with strawberry preserves. Seriously, it's heavenly.