Vegan Knitting...and then some

Pesto Pasta

Simple, yet delicious.  Poor Man's Pesto from Vegan Mediterranean Kitchen, along with cherry tomatoes, little red potatoes, kalamata olives, cauliflower, and pesto made with basil from my garden.  Make it with whole wheat pasta for a really healthy meal.  We had this pasta already, so I just used it.  This pesto recipe is my favorite and is easily made with a variety of seeds.  Tonight I used pine nuts from Trader Joe's but I've used toasted pumpkinseeds and almonds successfully, and I'm sure you could easily use walnuts or cashews as well.

From the garden: pasta with kale

This evening I picked a huge bunch of kale.  It's very tender and sweet, and there wasn't a single bug on it!

I sauteed 2 sliced leeks in olive oil until semi-soft, then added the chopped kale.  I seasoned with some veggie boullion, red chili flakes, chopped garlic, and black pepper.  While it was cooking, I boiled some pasta.  Here it is served with some chickpeas.  It turned out perfectly!