FRESH GARDEN PEA + KALE PESTO PASTA

FRESH GARDEN PEA + KALE PESTO PASTA

Now, I think it’s pretty safe to assume that everyone likes pasta. (I mean, unless you’re celiac that is.) It’s always so warm and delicious… but often leaves me feeling a bit guilty. It’s not exactly healthy food, is it? So when I saw this recipe from Waitrose, it felt like the perfect marriage of guilty pasta … Read more

ADVENTURES IN FORAGING: STINGING NETTLE PESTO

While in my course at the Northwest Culinary Academy, we spent a day at an allotment garden in Richmond. Part of what we learned was about foraging for edible items. One of the things readily available in the springtime is stinging nettle! As the culinary students were required to use a foraged item in their menu … Read more