Eat, Pray, Love & Pesto

Hi Guys,

Hope you have had a good start to the week!

Well today is my "weekend". I worked over the weekend so Monday is the day I try & get food stocked, food prepared & house cleaned! Stocked my fridge with lots of organic fruit & veg - bags of orgainc bananas are so cheap at the moment (got 8 for $2.99). I use to not care about buying organic bananas because I thought that the skin would protect the actual fruit - however, my good friend Linda, for years, was never able to eat bananas because they made her sick, until her Uncle suggested she try organic ones and low & behold, she doesn't get sick off them! So, it makes you wonder, just because you might not feel sick right after eating  non-organic food, what are we really putting in to our bodies long term, by not choosing as much organic foods as possible??

Got a little inspired by Eat, Pray, Love soundtrack to cook Italian this arvo... love this soundtrack! I play it while I clean & cook and when we have people over for dinner. Such easy listeneing and gets you into a kind of cultural, festive mood : )

After whipping up a risotto for tonights dinner, I made a pesto to keep in the fridge for those nights I can't be bothered cooking. Make this pesto at the start of the week and mid or end of week, when the last thing you want to do is cook, all you need to do is boil some water, throw in some pasta & toss some home-made pesto through!

This Pesto is super easy & without parmesan. Instead, I use Nutritional Yeast for that cheesy flavour, so great as an alternative to fatty cheese that is hard to digest, or for those who are lactose intolerant.

Nutritional Yeast provides one of the richest sources of the B-group vitamins & trace elements.
It is purely a natural food that can be used as an alternative to cheese on
pizza, pasta, soups & dressings.

Pesto Recipe (dairy free)

Ingrediants for 2

Bunch of Basil
Bunch of Parsley
1/4 C toasted Pinenuts
2 T EVOO
2-3 Cloves of Garlic
2-3 T Nutritional Yeast

Directions

Place in a food processor & process until combined
Store in airtight container - add a drizzle of EVOO over the top to keep fresh
Toss through pasta of choice

Optional Extras

Put on some feel good music while preparing
Make double, put in small recycled jar & label, to give to a neighbour, friend or family!

Well, hope you enjoy this recipe as much as I do and enjoy the rest of your week! Back to work tomorow for me, but at least I have a few meals prepared : )

 Carly xx