Thursday, July 9, 2009
Sunday, July 5, 2009
Pesto with Garlic Scapes
10 -12 garlic scapes, roughly chopped
1/3 cup extra virgin olive oil
leaves from one good sized bunch basil, rinsed and spun dry
1/4 cup spinach leaves or 2-3 tbsp parsley, chopped
1/4 cup toasted pine nuts plus some for serving
1/3 cup parmesan cheese, grated plus some for serving
1/2 pound cavatappi pasta cooked per package directions.
Using a food processor, pulse garlic scapes until chopped. Add olive oil and continue to process. Add basil and either spinach or parsley and continue to process. Add pine nuts and cheese. Process until well blended. If you need to thin out the pesto, add a little more olive oil.
Drain pasta and toss with pesto. Top with additional pine nuts and grated parmesan cheese.
1/3 cup extra virgin olive oil
leaves from one good sized bunch basil, rinsed and spun dry
1/4 cup spinach leaves or 2-3 tbsp parsley, chopped
1/4 cup toasted pine nuts plus some for serving
1/3 cup parmesan cheese, grated plus some for serving
1/2 pound cavatappi pasta cooked per package directions.
Using a food processor, pulse garlic scapes until chopped. Add olive oil and continue to process. Add basil and either spinach or parsley and continue to process. Add pine nuts and cheese. Process until well blended. If you need to thin out the pesto, add a little more olive oil.
Drain pasta and toss with pesto. Top with additional pine nuts and grated parmesan cheese.
Sunday, June 14, 2009
The Amazing Phoebe
Somehow, Phoebe is savvy enough to not only notice that the scratching post is no longer blocking her entry to the room with all the albums, but patient enough to try,try, try again until her little paw has opened the folding door to exactly her body width to gain access. Viva la Phoebence! Little stripedy kitties definitely get all the street smarts! Just don't tell Itty Bitty.
Farewell Hockey, Hello Baseball
A bittersweet end comes to a fabulous season for the Red Wings. How amazing to make it to the Stanley Cup Finals 2 years running - even without bringing the Cup back home to Hockeytown. Thank you Wings for the fun and for bringing sunshine to Detroit. Wait to go Ozzie! We will miss you Zetterberg and Cleary and Franzen and Datsyuk and Lidstrom and Helm and the rest of the Wings. Looking forward to next season.
And as spring gives way to summer, hockey gives way to baseball and all I have to say is:
Go Tigers!
And as spring gives way to summer, hockey gives way to baseball and all I have to say is:
Go Tigers!
Saturday, May 30, 2009
Wings/Pens
Boy do I hope Datsyuk is back in the lineup today. He may not be scoring a lot of goals this post-season but he feeds the guys who do and his defense is tremendous. We need him to neutralize Malkin. This series should be very exciting. Go Wings!
Wednesday, May 27, 2009
Woo hoo Wings!
On to Pittsburgh! Datsyuk vs. Crosby round 2. Little do they know the best player in hockey is Johan Franzen. Go Wings Go!
Monday, May 25, 2009
Memorial Day Weekend 2009
We had Friday off and my perennial dining companion and I spent the morning buying perennials at the Northville Flower Sale (the Friday and Saturday of Memorial Day weekend every year - next year we bring a wagon) and then on to breakfast at Gest Omelettes in Redford on Plymouth Road. What a great way to start a long weekend! Gest Omelettes is a true gem - great food at a reasonable price, good service, and a pot of coffee left on your table to boot. We've been going to Gest a few times a year for over 15 years now and never get tired of it.
On Saturday, we ventured to Eastern Market in Detroit. All I have to say is for those of you thinking Detroit is a ghost town is We Are Not Dead Yet! Wow. Thousands of people and cars and vendors and flowers. Produce left and right. Amazing. We went to Eastern Market to avoid Flower Day in Ann Arbor. And as overwhelming with choices as Eastern Market was, I will happily and gratefully be back in Ann Arbor sometime between 8 and 9 next Saturday morning with my canvas bags picking out salad greens and asparagus spears from local farmers. Farmers whose produce I don't have to question "Where is this from" and even if I did, the person behind the table wouldn't have to check a box label before he or she could answer. I'm glad I went but I'm not sure I'll be back. But somehow with the thousands of folks in attendance, I don't think I'll be missed. This was a tremendous market and it was great to see so many people in our city shopping and eating and enjoying a beautiful day.
http://www.detroiteasternmarket.com/
After the Market, we made an unplanned trip to Slow's BBQ in Corktown - my first visit. Despite my perennial dining companion having previously visited, we had to be helped in finding the door (it's past the sign to your right) to enter. I was so glad we went. The food and service were outstanding and Oberon was on tap! The other patrons were friendly, the decor modern but with a neighborhood pub feel, and retro Prince was playing for most of our visit! You couldn't beat it. After a pint of Oberon and the pulled pork (with sides of mac and cheese and green beans) I needed a nap but it was worth the time out in the weekend. We will be back and you should go. Try the apple barbecue sauce - it's out of this world.
http://www.slowsbarbq.com/
We stayed at home Saturday night and watched a dvd from Netflix of my new favorite show "Dexter". It's a Showtime production and we've been watching the first season on Netflix for a few weeks now. It's not for the faint of heart or the queasy, but it's got a great plot and terrific acting. Check it out at:
http://www.sho.com/site/dexter/home.do
Sunday morning I was saved from a sports-free Sunday by drop in hockey at Suburban Ice. We had a great turn out and a great skate! Sunday we visited friends for BBQ ribs and shrimp and a bonfire. My perennial dining companion had his first s'more (they don't know what they are missing out on down river) at age 42. Yum! Great way to celebrate the holiday weekend.
On Saturday, we ventured to Eastern Market in Detroit. All I have to say is for those of you thinking Detroit is a ghost town is We Are Not Dead Yet! Wow. Thousands of people and cars and vendors and flowers. Produce left and right. Amazing. We went to Eastern Market to avoid Flower Day in Ann Arbor. And as overwhelming with choices as Eastern Market was, I will happily and gratefully be back in Ann Arbor sometime between 8 and 9 next Saturday morning with my canvas bags picking out salad greens and asparagus spears from local farmers. Farmers whose produce I don't have to question "Where is this from" and even if I did, the person behind the table wouldn't have to check a box label before he or she could answer. I'm glad I went but I'm not sure I'll be back. But somehow with the thousands of folks in attendance, I don't think I'll be missed. This was a tremendous market and it was great to see so many people in our city shopping and eating and enjoying a beautiful day.
http://www.detroiteasternmarket.com/
After the Market, we made an unplanned trip to Slow's BBQ in Corktown - my first visit. Despite my perennial dining companion having previously visited, we had to be helped in finding the door (it's past the sign to your right) to enter. I was so glad we went. The food and service were outstanding and Oberon was on tap! The other patrons were friendly, the decor modern but with a neighborhood pub feel, and retro Prince was playing for most of our visit! You couldn't beat it. After a pint of Oberon and the pulled pork (with sides of mac and cheese and green beans) I needed a nap but it was worth the time out in the weekend. We will be back and you should go. Try the apple barbecue sauce - it's out of this world.
http://www.slowsbarbq.com/
We stayed at home Saturday night and watched a dvd from Netflix of my new favorite show "Dexter". It's a Showtime production and we've been watching the first season on Netflix for a few weeks now. It's not for the faint of heart or the queasy, but it's got a great plot and terrific acting. Check it out at:
http://www.sho.com/site/dexter/home.do
Sunday morning I was saved from a sports-free Sunday by drop in hockey at Suburban Ice. We had a great turn out and a great skate! Sunday we visited friends for BBQ ribs and shrimp and a bonfire. My perennial dining companion had his first s'more (they don't know what they are missing out on down river) at age 42. Yum! Great way to celebrate the holiday weekend.
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