Very Good Recipes of Pesto from Out of the Ordinary
There are 12 Pesto recipes on the blog Out of the Ordinary. (403 on all the blogs)
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Thinly sliced potatoes baked with kale, artichoke hearts and pesto ricotta
By Out of the Ordinary
05/25/13 16:48
It’s that time again, everyone! It’s Saturday storytelling time. As you will no doubt recall, each Saturday we post a found photograph, a vernacular picture, and we write a story about it, and invite everyone else to write one, too. … Continue reading →...
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Tarragon and walnut pesto
By Out of the Ordinary
05/18/13 17:41
Hey, kids! It’s Saturday storytelling time! As I’m sure you recall, this means that along with your daily recipe and song, you’ll get a story, too! Each week, everybody in our small salon of auteurs (well, generally me and one … Continue reading →
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Soba noodles with arugula pecan pesto and sauteed brussels sprouts and castelvetrano olives
By Out of the Ordinary
03/27/13 19:38
Malcolm’s teachers talk about making “smart choices.” It’s something he needs to work on. Because I’m a terrible parent, the phrase seems to have lodged itself in my head as something almost funny, and I find myself using it in … Continue reading →
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Savory french toast (with truffle butter) and broccoli rabe pesto purée with chickpeas
By Out of the Ordinary
02/10/13 17:32
Yesterday we talked about Ivan Karamazov’s devil, and it got me thinking about the long tradition of imaginary friends in film and literature. Ghosts, angels, devils, goblins, spirits, pookas – each representing something important for the character they...
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Summer-in-winter pizza with pesto, sofrito, chickpeas and artichoke hearts
By Out of the Ordinary
01/24/13 03:08
You wouldn’t believe the vast system of pantries we have here at The Ordinary. It extends for miles, beginning above-ground, with spacious, sunny rooms lined with floor-to-ceiling windows. And then it tunnels under to form a vast network of cellars, … Continue...
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Kale and black beans in curried pumpkin sauce with pumpkinseed-arugula pesto
By Out of the Ordinary
01/08/13 19:25
This meal reminds me of something I used to make back in my bachelorette days. Can of pumpkin purée, can of chickpeas, loads of broccoli. It was quick, easy, cheap and not very fattening at all. In those days, I … Continue reading →
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Walnut crackers with smoky tomato/pesto white bean dip
By Out of the Ordinary
08/03/12 22:14
We were away for a few days, and now we’re back. I love coming home! I’m such a homebody it’s just silly, I always have been. (It’s, like, totally cause I’m a cancer, man, so it’s in the stars.) In … Continue reading →
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Chickpeas, tomatoes and pesto
By Out of the Ordinary
07/19/12 20:07
…and kohlrabi slaw with walnut and scallion dressing! We watched a remarkable movie the other night. Waste land, which is about Brazilian artist Vik Muniz’s lengthy project of making portraits of catadores, garbage pickers at the Jardim Gramacho landfill...
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Black quinoa w/garlic scapes and lettuce/hazelnut/sage pesto
By Out of the Ordinary
06/16/12 21:13
The mulberries are ripening, and all the mulberry trees along the canal are dropping their fat purple berries. I find this oddly inspiring! It makes me want to write stories and draw pictures. I can’t quite explain the connection – … Continue reading →...
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Lettuce – pumpkinseed pesto and lettuce, hazelnut & white bean bisque
By Out of the Ordinary
06/06/12 19:46
Or, two ways to prepare lettuce that don’t involve the word “salad.” We’re watching Blues Brothers with the boys. It’s rated R, but we can’t remember why, so we’re watching it cautiously, with the remote nearby. Is it the non-stop … Continue reading →
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Roasted veg with pesto and fried bread
By Out of the Ordinary
05/18/12 15:47
I was so pleased with this meal! It seemed so summery. It felt as if all the vegetables were getting along, like a good family should. The cauliflower and potatoes were roasted, because that suited them best. The zucchini was … Continue reading →
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Chard, raisin, pecan pesto & black pepper pasta
By Out of the Ordinary
05/17/12 18:59
I had a little tantrum yesterday. It was not my proudest moment. It was about ice cream – I was like the kid that drops the ice cream cone, except that instead of tears there was lots of swearing and … Continue reading →
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