Quick and Creamy Pesto

Looking for a quick dinner to make on busy days , I landed on an old favorite that is simple to make from scratch, pesto. To improve the health  factor I served it on brown rice and quinoa pasta that I picked up from Trader Joes. The brown rice pasta brought out the nutty flavors of the pesto and enhanced its overall flavor quite a bit, although this easy pesto would be just as good on regular pastas. 

Creamy Pesto

2 cups of basil 

2 cloves of garlic 

3 tablespoons of pine nuts 

1/4 cup of shredded Parmesan cheese 

3/4 cup of olive oil 

Put all the ingredients in a blender or food processor and blend till finely chopped. Slowly drizzle in olive oil and blend until olive oil is fully incorporated. The pesto can be used immediately or stored for a few days for later use. 

I finally get to start work tomorrow, and with this comes a complication in this whole blog thing. After finally posting my blog on Facebook it's like I have actually committed to this whole idea, now I have to actually keep up with it for more than just myself and my friend who was pushing me to continue this whole time. So as my days become busier I'm sure there will be more quick and easy weekday recipes and even a couple days of posts with no recipes at all, but I am going to try to continue this project as best as I can. So till next time, 

Keep Cooking Brooklyn!