Busy week... seeing as though I am off tomorrow, tonight's dinner was a perfect way to start my weekend. Glass of red wine with the wife as she prepared everything, very relaxing (for me). Well deserved after a day of snowblowing and shoveling driveways after we were hit with 7" of snow over night.
Spinach & Walnut Pesto - we love pesto so much we made it without the standard ingredients! Spinach instead of basil and walnuts instead of pine nuts... turned out awesome and went really well with the fish.
Lemon, parmesan, olive oil and garlic along with the spinach and walnut, all into the food processor and there you have it. As for the salmon, seasoned with salt and pepper and thrown in the oven for 15 minutes at 375... added the pesto on top for the last 10 minutes or so.
Cauliflower Parsnip Puree.... Jo steamed both vegetables and then threw them into the food processor along with sour cream, a dash of milk, fresh garlic, salt, pepper and parmesan cheese.
Served with some green beans.... lots of green on the plate but it was awesome. Pesto went so well with the salmon. Very healthy as well, we had grean beans, spinach, cauliflower and parsnips all wrapped into this meal.
As for the standard photo of Reed at the bottom of the post lol.... with the Eagles and Phillies off he has the Flyers Fever going on!
Can't wait for Saturday, headed to Bob and Nic's for our warmup to NOLA feast! Using Theresa's cookbook to make some of Mrs. Toni's famous jambalaya and shrimp casserole... plus we found some Pat O' Brien's Hurricane mix. Will finally get some use out of all the Pat O glassware we have stored in our kitchen! Should be a good time, unless of course you are a newspaper or magazine rack.... beware cause Jo might take you out.
