What We Cook: Spinach and Walnut Pesto... Page 26

Our Cookbook Blog

Our Cookbook ~ What We Cook, is a compilation of every recipe we (Janice and Carissa) cook - recipes from our cookbook collections, our recipe boxes, and our heads! We set up this blog for friends and family who have our cookbook to let them see pictures we post of the recipes in the book, and also for us to note any corrections, revisions, or additions to What We Cook. We encourage people who are cooking our recipes to let us know how the recipes turn out and any suggestions they might want to make.

In addition, we will be sharing some of our new recipes (along with pictures) that are not in our cookbook. We hope you will help us out and test recipes and give us your comments.

Wednesday, February 10, 2010

Spinach and Walnut Pesto... Page 26

I just thought I'd share what I had for lunch today. I made the pesto on page 26, but to make it healthier I added in several spoonfuls of chickpeas. They were a great addition I thought, then again I love any pesto! It made it higher in fiber for one thing. Then I tossed it with my whole wheat pasta and topped with some sauteed zucchini and mushrooms, then a sprinkle of Parmesan cheese. It made for a very healthy vegetarian meal. My 4 and 2 year old weren't quite as excited about the sauteed veggies as I was, oh well, you win some and loose some.
--Carissa