A Frat Party with Pesto

A frat party with pesto.

That is what I called our house on Sunday morning when referring to the shenanigans from the night before.  The evening started innocently enough.  Friends over with food and wine ready to go.

It was this cocktail that took the night downhill fast.  The carefully made pesto might as well have been a jumbo slice of pizza served at 2am.

Ah well.... c'est la vie, great times were had by all!

This was the pesto recipe that was used.  I turned it up a notch with some  lemon juice, lemon zest and a garlic scape that had been hanging out in our crisper drawer.

Enjoy!

T

T Joe's For The Vin

I could dedicate an entire blog only to the wonders that exist in a Trader Joe's store (seaweed chips, virgin coconut oil, agave syrup...ok i'll stop).

For the sake of brevity, I'll focus just on their wine section and one bottle in particular that I always go back to.  Its not the most amazing wine you will ever drink, it is by no means a bottle for your friend the wine snob.

It has bubbles, a bit of sweet and is refreshing all year long.  At a $5 price tag, it is great to stockpile a few for last minute hostess gifts.  I recently brought to a small gal gathering and it was an instant hit!

If you can make room in your cart next time you are there (and trust me I know how hard that can be) I highly reco you grab a bottle (or 5) of N.V. Le Grotte Lambrusco Dell'Emilia Bianco.

Cheers!