tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2191490968189022599.post4584544810006187029..comments2024-03-28T16:20:57.446-07:00Comments on The Gardener's Cottage: pasta with pesto and cherry tomato salad*the gardener's cottagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16447809353998632722noreply@blogger.comBlogger37125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2191490968189022599.post-57684463938551838682012-08-12T00:52:21.119-07:002012-08-12T00:52:21.119-07:00Not sure what the problem with a little olive oil ...Not sure what the problem with a little olive oil is, especially if it's a reliable brand and is first cold pressed. It's monosaturated and therefore is much better for heart health than butter or coconut oil. My doctor recommends a little olive oil rather than saturated fats, a natural part of a Mediterranean diet. Also, if the tomatoes have been allowed to ripen on the vine there's absolutely no need to add any form of sugar, whether as jam or maple syrup or whatever. Personally I dislike salads that taste sweet, except where it's the natural sweetness of the fresh salad ingredients. Much prefer for the natural flavour of the fresh ingredients to shine through rather than being swamped in a sickly dressing - balsamic vinegar is already sweet, so adding maple syrup as well sounds absolutely ghastly. I love to add a dash of home grown fresh lime that has been allowed to really ripen on the tree. Gives a great zing.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2191490968189022599.post-18979273327342538882012-08-10T17:42:52.456-07:002012-08-10T17:42:52.456-07:00this looks delish...I LOVE nutritional yeast, so l...this looks delish...I LOVE nutritional yeast, so looking forward to trying this :)Dawnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16665586549018163784noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2191490968189022599.post-73383688129559785942012-08-09T22:32:08.172-07:002012-08-09T22:32:08.172-07:00Once the doctor walked thru the door at the precis...Once the doctor walked thru the door at the precise moment I was tearing the page from a magazine.<br />As my boys would say "BURN"Slim Paleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09278593197402665506noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2191490968189022599.post-68285800128220103322012-08-09T12:13:51.957-07:002012-08-09T12:13:51.957-07:00olive oil is not a healthy fat. you can get all th...olive oil is not a healthy fat. you can get all the fat you need by adding whole foods like nuts and seeds to your salad, not processed oils.<br /><br />My favorite no-oil salad dressing is from Rip Esselstyns book:<br /><br />3 T balsamic vinegar<br />2 T dijon mustard<br />1 T maple syrup or agave<br />splash of water, perhaps some pepper.<br /><br /><br />Another standard Essylstyn salad dressing recipe I tweaked is seasoned rice vinegar, a little dijon mustard and then I use minced shallot instead of garlic, and about a teaspoon of raspberry jam.<br /><br /><br />OR... use any fruit.. peaches, raspberries, blueberries etc etc….. some red wine vinegar or raspberry vinegar, a small shallot, dash of maple syrup and some pepper.. Vitamix it up. and its awesome!shellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11231859755559008915noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2191490968189022599.post-68365263402041600462012-08-09T10:06:58.444-07:002012-08-09T10:06:58.444-07:00Nom nom nom--making this for sure.
I used to also ...Nom nom nom--making this for sure.<br />I used to also rip out the recipes and about a year ago, I had an idea to start taking a photograph of the recipe with my smartphone. No paper waste, nobody leering at you and no guilty conscious:)sweetsyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08791459049892002878noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2191490968189022599.post-17974464568225335162012-08-09T09:51:57.784-07:002012-08-09T09:51:57.784-07:00Looks fresh and delicious and that combination is ...Looks fresh and delicious and that combination is pure heaven.hostess of the humble bungalowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06453827257671312902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2191490968189022599.post-86984603552409276802012-08-09T09:27:52.241-07:002012-08-09T09:27:52.241-07:00If you want to make this vegetarian, rather than v...If you want to make this vegetarian, rather than vegan, add some fresh mozzarella cheese (the kind that is packed in water) after you've mixed the pesto, tomatoes, and hot pasta. It goes all melty and makes strands of cheese that look like telephone wires, so the Italians call it pasta al' telefonominervabirdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14797562694181195390noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2191490968189022599.post-57860514308105181732012-08-09T07:26:57.871-07:002012-08-09T07:26:57.871-07:00No. I LOVE people like you:). We're still cool...No. I LOVE people like you:). We're still cool in SF - thank you marine layer. Let's all try and use less fossil fuel, OK?LPChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18209861350905135093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2191490968189022599.post-59961470866183235582012-08-09T07:23:27.315-07:002012-08-09T07:23:27.315-07:00Looks and sounds wonderful!
What is "nutriti...Looks and sounds wonderful! <br />What is "nutritional yeast"?? What does it do to the dish do you think?<br />xoj.<br />p.s. ohhhh geeze- looks like it's going to be 106 there for the next two days :O :O (I have you on my iphone weather page;) Thank goodness for a.c., yes?!!! stay cool.xxfor the love of a househttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13151787635612708698noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2191490968189022599.post-49114944710487961442012-08-09T06:40:06.126-07:002012-08-09T06:40:06.126-07:00This is my kind of meal Janet!!
Here's another...This is my kind of meal Janet!!<br />Here's another similar easy one.<br />Pasta Cruda<br />5 roma tomatoes chopped, 1 package fresh basil chopped, 1-2 crushed garlic cloves, 1/2 cup olive oil, 2 TBS of balsamic vinegar, salt and pepper.<br />Combine all ingredients in a bowl, and leave on counter, covered with saran wrap, all day long. Stir occasionally.<br />Toss with warm pasta. We like rigatoni or bow tie. Great to eat at room temp,or left over cold.<br />This is also good as a bruschetta topper.<br />I promise, you will love it!Emilyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16644941834464747393noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2191490968189022599.post-49184085126701077932012-08-09T06:37:50.755-07:002012-08-09T06:37:50.755-07:00I love pasta and pesto but think I must be the onl...I love pasta and pesto but think I must be the only vegetarian in the world who doesn't like tomatoes!That's Not My Agehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16052973075052114955noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2191490968189022599.post-42138104102593344322012-08-09T05:27:23.320-07:002012-08-09T05:27:23.320-07:00Make something similar in the summer with lots of ...Make something similar in the summer with lots of ripe sweet cherry tomatoes from the garden. But I lightly fry the tomatoes in a little olive oil first to release more lycopene (very good for the guys) then add crushed garlic and just before serving add heaps of lightly toasted pine nuts, chopped basil (also from the garden) and parmesan and then toss it through the spaghetti with a little black pepper. It really tastes of the sun and is so easy. Best wishes, PamelaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2191490968189022599.post-3726128953184604472012-08-09T05:09:15.325-07:002012-08-09T05:09:15.325-07:00you can't go wrong with those ingredients!you can't go wrong with those ingredients!Julie of Monkey Grass Hillhttp://monkeygrasshill.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2191490968189022599.post-6735865960380936802012-08-09T05:08:57.688-07:002012-08-09T05:08:57.688-07:00So glad you put it in your handbag (the recipe, no...So glad you put it in your handbag (the recipe, not the dish!) for us all to share. Looks DELISH! Thanks Janet. (And yes, I do the same - only OLD mags of course you know) xSemi Expathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12839322243900070800noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2191490968189022599.post-4766481912952847782012-08-09T04:43:10.386-07:002012-08-09T04:43:10.386-07:00Yum! I don't know what nutritional yeast is ,...Yum! I don't know what nutritional yeast is , but as I contemplate making my third batch of pesto, it might be something to consider?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2191490968189022599.post-43299133191819902092012-08-09T00:37:41.374-07:002012-08-09T00:37:41.374-07:00I love simple dishes like this!
Thanks for sharin...I love simple dishes like this! <br />Thanks for sharing!Eleanorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05195209947252107326noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2191490968189022599.post-79667018937782464222012-08-09T00:33:40.550-07:002012-08-09T00:33:40.550-07:00How funny - this is exactly what I made for dinner...How funny - this is exactly what I made for dinner last night before I saw your post this morning! My daughters and I all fancied some pesto pasta and wolfed it down, and I just eat kilos of those cherry tomatoes all summer, anyway :) Yum.MelDhttp://www.thelittlewashhouse.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2191490968189022599.post-57101660352134726952012-08-08T20:45:11.658-07:002012-08-08T20:45:11.658-07:00SOUNDS WONDERFUL!! Tomorrow's dinner. Thanks f...SOUNDS WONDERFUL!! Tomorrow's dinner. Thanks for all the inspiration... not quite vegan yet, but working on it still.<br />xsxsAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2191490968189022599.post-82251722804845175082012-08-08T19:28:18.136-07:002012-08-08T19:28:18.136-07:00janet,
you sure know how to dish it out....pasta.....janet,<br />you sure know how to dish it out....pasta....soap....what's next...~<br />pvepve designhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03527745630303158002noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2191490968189022599.post-19721785596019322332012-08-08T19:04:30.777-07:002012-08-08T19:04:30.777-07:00Oh yum...it looks so pretty. I can't believe ...Oh yum...it looks so pretty. I can't believe YOU tear things out of magazines! My kids are so bothered by my doing this occasionally...they are such little rule followers. I don't know where they get it...not from me obviously!l o v e l y t h i n g shttp://mostlovelythings.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2191490968189022599.post-31083913332829031762012-08-08T17:32:15.783-07:002012-08-08T17:32:15.783-07:00I wish I had seen this before i made dinner....but...I wish I had seen this before i made dinner....but another 24 hours from now we'll be hungry again...<br /><br />xo Janeflwrjanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14905305551745652868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2191490968189022599.post-8297474856711944512012-08-08T16:48:51.574-07:002012-08-08T16:48:51.574-07:00It looks delicious, and so summery. I'm assum...It looks delicious, and so summery. I'm assuming the spaghetti is hot, and the cherry tomato salad cold? Must be such a nice mix of flavors.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2191490968189022599.post-23458867210112569132012-08-08T16:47:44.103-07:002012-08-08T16:47:44.103-07:00This looks delicious. I have everything for this ...This looks delicious. I have everything for this so I'm making it tomorrow for dinner. Tonight, it's leftover homemade Pad Thai. And sorry to boast but where I live (Central Coast of California) the weather is currently very pleasant and lovely. Don't hate :-)Linahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02013170260761076009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2191490968189022599.post-56086123271502903472012-08-08T16:01:50.593-07:002012-08-08T16:01:50.593-07:00I'm with 3 Peanuts on the yum. And, Shell, you...I'm with 3 Peanuts on the yum. And, Shell, your revipe without oil and using miso paste sounds sooooo good. I miss having my own kitchen. -Suzanne in IllinoisAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2191490968189022599.post-48801044965769082282012-08-08T14:59:16.028-07:002012-08-08T14:59:16.028-07:00Thanks Janet - great recipes!
I am "leaning&...Thanks Janet - great recipes!<br /><br />I am "leaning" in to vegetarianism - these recipes help and I am feeling much better, I think, though it could be all in my head! :-)WendyMcLeodMacKnighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04830981147524921562noreply@blogger.com