cosymakes

so. cosymakes food also, i just haven’t documented anything on this blog yet. i love food. but, i sort of sway in and out of documenting the food that is made in our house.  also, i was trying to keep the blog on topic and wait until it was old enough to add new parts.  and now, darling blog, you’re old enough.  my friend alissa always says that she finds wool in her food when she eats at my house anyhow, so maybe i am more on topic than i think.

right now, i have vaulted back in to being enamored with photographing food. it’s miraculous really, that it grows and that it’s so good for us and yummy and nutritious.  if you wonder at all what mealtime prayers are like around my house, they generally start with a huge sense of awe and thanks… and then they often come out very child-like for that reason :)

anyhow, today i went to the farmer’s market near my house and bought all sorts of lovelies including fresh organic strawberries and cherries…. and the aforementioned arugula. oh arugula – spicy snappy leafy green that you are. so the story is i accidentally bought a box of arugula instead of spinach at costco last year and so had to come up with interesting things to do with it. i don’t particularly like arugula by itself for salads, so i hit the internets looking for recipes. this is one of my favorites. ben and i are very fond of pestos of all sorts and this was a welcome addition to our pesto library (make it in summer, freeze it, and eat it all winter). i’ll have to be forgiven that i don’t remember at all where i got it from. all i had written down was an ingredient list.

ARUGULA PESTO

combine:

2 cups arugula
1/2 cup walnuts
6 garlic cloves
1/2 cup parmesan
little under 1/2 cup olive oil

and process in your food processor
here’s the lovely greeness that it is when done.

i serve it on pasta with chopped or wedged tomato with a bit more parm on top for looks (that’s what we’ll have tonight). we also like it on sandwiches.

p.s. how will i ever survive next winter with no pesto in reserve?  *dramatic swoon*