Sunday, May 24: White Bean, Tomato, and Pesto Melts
This was one of those “let’s see if this works!” meals that just… worked! So, so good: toasted up some English muffins, topped with a white bean/tomato/arugula pesto salad, then melted on slices of sharp cheddar. Crazy delicious — can’t wait to make it again soon!!
Sunday, May 17: Zucchini Parmesan with Pesto Toasts
Zucchini parmesan for Sunday dinner tonight! I adapted a recipe from New York Times, making my own marinara sauce and adding a buuunch of mozzarella to each layer (you can never have too much cheese!). So delicious, especially piled on top of thick slices of bread spread with homemade arugula pesto.
Thursday, May 14: Chickpea Shawarmas with Fries
Roasted up some potato wedges and chickpeas (both tossed with smoked paprika, cumin, garlic powder, and oregano), made a tzatziki sauce (creme fraiche since I was out of yogurt, plus fresh dill, shredded cucumber, garlic, and lemon), and halved a bunch of sweet lil grape tomatoes. Stuffed the chickpeas, tomatoes, and tzatziki in the softest pita, and served the fries on the side. SO good!!!
Friday, May 8: Toasts with Asparagus Pesto, Tomatoes, and Jammy Eggs
Toast of the Week, featuring some tasty spring-y things! Asparagus pesto, grape tomatoes, and jammy eggs. Messy, but delicious.
Tuesday, April 28: Toasts with Broccoli and Cheddar
Toast of the week: broccoli melts! Thick slices of toast; a pile of garlicky, lemony, parm-y broccoli; and a cozy blanket of melted cheddar. Delicious!
Saturday, April 25: Potato and Pea Samosa Wraps
I was craving samosas and was originally going to do something with frozen puff pastry dough… but realized using tortillas would be way easier! Made the filling with Yukon Gold potatoes, peas, onion, ginger, garlic, jalapeno, and spices, then stuffed it into whole wheat tortillas and grilled them up in a pan until crisp. Voila: delicious cheater samosas!
Saturday, April 18: Toasts with Arugula Pesto, Roasted Tomatoes, and Mozzarella
Ummm have I mentioned I love toast? :) This week’s version has leftover homemade arugula pesto (that I made for pesto farro), slow-roasted tomatoes, and melty mozz. So, so, so good. (So good, in fact, that we came dangerously close to finishing the entire loaf of bread.)
Friday, March 20: Toast with Sun-Dried Tomato-Spinach Pesto + Fresh Mozzarella
Tonight we tried out a flavorful spinach and sun-dried tomato pesto (original recipe here), which we spread on toast and topped with a cozy blanket of melty mozzarella. As you can see here, the toasts were not practicing social distancing ;-)
Wednesday, March 11: Falafel Pitas
Falafel is a great, healthy meal to make that uses both pantry items (chickpeas, oats, pita bread) and bit and bobs from your fridge that you want to use up (veggies, cheese).