recipe#6

This winter I've been trying my hand at homemade soups. This one is a take off of one from Mamma Grazzi's. Some friends and I went Friday for dinner and I forgot how much I love their Minestrone soup. It's really the pesto that stands out for me. I decided I could make something similar.

ingredients:

-1 tbsp olive oil

-3 cloves of garlic; minced

-1 tsp of cornstarch (not sure if it really made a difference in thickness)

-1 can of red beans

-3 tbsp pesto (i cheated and used frozen pesto, but I would like to make my own next time)

-1 onion; diced

-1 stalk of celery; chopped

-1 carrot; diced

-1 box of stock (i happened to use chicken because it was on sale, i usually stick to vegetable stock but could not find any at my local grocery store)

ingredient fail - I forgot to include the stock and olive oil but there is a orange monkey peeler

instructions:

1. Add olive oil to large pot, saute onions, carrots and celery.
2. Once onions are slightly transparent add in garlic, beans, pesto and stock (this is also when I added the cornstarch).
3. Bring to a boil and than turn down stove and simmer for 20 minutes or so.
4. Optional - This is when I made my grilled cheese to go along with my soup for a perfect pairing.

dinner is served

soup!

amazing grilled cheese with olives, feta, kraft single on onion bread with garlic powder and red pepper flakes

There you have it my dinner from tonight.

Current playlist:
1.  LCD Soundsystem - Dance Yrself Clean
2.  The Clash - Death or Glory
3.  LL Cool J - Mama Said Knock you Out
4.  Matt and Kim - Cut Down
5.  The Strokes - Gratisfaction

I promise my next update will not be a month and a half away