Leftovers

I'm calling it leftovers because I forgot to post these last week. In any case, I made pesto this week. I've been wanting to make it for a while since it's really easy and can be used for anything. Here's the special kind that I make using pistachios rather than pine nuts:

- Basil

- Flat leaf Italian parsley

- Planters Pistachio lover's nut mix

- Lemon zest and juice

- Garlic (lots of it)

- Parmigiano reggiano cheese, grated

- Olive oil

- Salt and pepper

You just throw all of that stuff except the olive oil into a food processor and then slowly stream in the olive oil while the food processor is working. You can make it as thick or as thin as you like. I tend to sway towards the thicker side because I top the pesto with some more olive oil when I put it in the tupperware to keep the pesto from browning (although the lemon juice should take care of most of it).

The steak was bonus - I really just wanted the pasta. The pasta was whole wheat spaghetti and I just tossed the pesto with a little pasta water with the pasta and that was it. The steak was grilled and speaks for itself. My roommate grilled the steak and did an awesome job.

These are just skewers of shrimp and fatty tuna that I did on the grill very quickly for dinner the next day. There was also a side of oven-roasted zucchini. Nothing too spectacular here.