green bean and pesto pasta

I didn't have the presence of mind to grab my camera while making this, as it was a kinda last-minute thrown-together thing. Nothing too special or exciting: freshly-made pesto, green beans, red potatoes, sausage, sundried tomatoes, parmesan. Except totally special cause the pesto was really good and the CSA sausage is amazing.

In any case, it tastes much better than it looks. ;)

Summer Rolls

Summer Rolls are awesome: fresh veggies, cool noodles, nice cold shrimp, a bit of sriracha & hoisin for dipping. Yummy!

This was a good excuse to check out 99 Asian Market in the north end, to get some wraps. We last made spring rolls for a party a couple of years ago, and while the wrappers are nearly indestructible, we only had a small handful remaining. The store seems to have a pretty amazing selection, though not being familiar with the items or able to read most of the labels, I was at a bit of a loss. I was also disappointed that any lunch-time báhn mì preparation didn't seem to be happening that morning.

This was also a good excuse to try making shrimp, something I've never done before, ours not being much of a seafood-consuming house. Unfortunately the shrimp was not provided by Full-Moon Farm … nor the egg for the matter.