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January 14, 2010

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January 14, 2010 - katherine. Tags: Uncategorized

breakfast: piece of toast (from yesterday’s homemade bread) with Earth Balance, coffee

lunch: leftover sushi (avocado, shiitake, oshinko, vegetable, with ginger) from Japan Inn

another piece of toast with Earth Balance, leftover salad with 1 piece bbq tempeh

dinner: semolina pasta with green bean pesto (recipe) and vegan Parmesan, leftover coleslaw from yesterday, Dogfish Head Indian Brown Ale (vegan)

Green Bean Pesto

Roast 1/2 coarsely chopped onion, 12 whole cloves garlic, crushed red pepper, salt, pepper, and olive oil for about 30 minutes. 10 minutes before done, add about 1c frozen green beans.

Blend 1/4c toasted pine nuts, small handful of spinach, 1T lemon juice, 1T olive oil, dash of hot sauce (I used Sriracha), and contents of the roast. Add water to create desired texture (I added about 1/2c). Salt and pepper to taste.

Serve over pasta, bread, etc.

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Sara Sarah's comment:
January 15, 2010 at 2:40 pm

Did you make up the green bean pesto recipe? How was it? It sounds yummy.

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katherine's reply:
January 16th, 2010 at 4:56 pm

yeah. I was going to do the same recipe without green beans at all (primarily roasted garlic and pine nuts, and just a bit of spinach), but then I realized it would hardly make any sauce. But in the end, I ended up with way more than I needed, so I still do want to try a sauce with mostly garlic/pine nuts.

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