I couldn’t decide what I wanted to make for Jeff to bring into the office tomorrow for the weekly hump day treats.
I needed to use up some bananas and had some extra blueberries in the fridge so we went with Banana Walnut-Crumb Topped Muffins and Blueberry Coffee Cake Muffins(BC).
We had a total of 30 muffins so I hope they are hungry!
The Coffee Cake muffins took a little extra effort as the batter was pretty thick and had to divide them between 18 tins.
I think they came out well, but I guess we’ll hear tomorrow!
Dinner tonight was interesting.Bowties with Broccoli Pesto(Culinary Cafe) was on tap. I have enjoyed playing with pesto but this was somewhat different as you blended in 1 lb(!) of crisp-tender broccoli into the mix of parmesan, garlic and olive oil. An added bit of flavor came from a little toasted sesame oil. I really didn't know if this was going to work as I was putting it together, as it seemed like a LOT of pesto for 4 servings. The intense broccoli flavor goes perfect with the al dente bowties. This mix suprised me as I thought it might be a tad overpowering but I think it came out much better than I expected. I did thin out the pesto with a little pasta water. Would make again and also think it might be good to bring for a picnic.
Dinner tonight was interesting.Bowties with Broccoli Pesto(Culinary Cafe) was on tap. I have enjoyed playing with pesto but this was somewhat different as you blended in 1 lb(!) of crisp-tender broccoli into the mix of parmesan, garlic and olive oil. An added bit of flavor came from a little toasted sesame oil. I really didn't know if this was going to work as I was putting it together, as it seemed like a LOT of pesto for 4 servings. The intense broccoli flavor goes perfect with the al dente bowties. This mix suprised me as I thought it might be a tad overpowering but I think it came out much better than I expected. I did thin out the pesto with a little pasta water. Would make again and also think it might be good to bring for a picnic.
Oooh! Broccoli Pesto sounds excellent. I will definitely be trying this in the future. Thank you for the idea!
ReplyDeleteThe muffins look delicous as did yesterday's orange bran version.
ReplyDeleteFunny coincident, tonight we had penne with a variety of mushrooms and a basil pesto sauce. I'll be posting the recipe tomorrow.
Your pictures look so yummy!
ReplyDeleteThis all sounds great. The broccoli pesto sounds like a good way to fit vegies in for those low on the greens sort of days. I haven't been to Culinary Cafe before and headed over to check out the recipe.
ReplyDeleteI have a trusted co-worker who keeps on raving about the combination of cashews with broccoli. He had them together in a sushi roll. I wonder how a pesto would serve those flavors...
Chinese restaurants often offer a cashew/broc vegetarian option. It's out there...
ReplyDeleteI desperately want a second oven. Holidays are murder on me, trying to time so many different things to come out at the same time.
The pictures look fantastic! Also, I never thought you could use broccoli for pesto. The flavor must've been wonderfully nutty, I imagine.
ReplyDeleteHi Joe - your muffins and pesto both look yummy! (I love adding potatoes when I make pesto pasta...) I think you should get double (or triple) ovens, I've got double one and it's really handy (one for cake, one for chicken at the same time ;)
ReplyDeleteanother yummy looking post. I used kraft sun-dried tomato dressing. Normally, when im not strapped for time, I would make a marinade of evoo, lemon, rosemary and garlic. I have to drive an hour to and from work and I didnt have a lot of time. They were really good though.
ReplyDeleteCan you share the recipe for the Banana Muffins? They look great and I have some bananas to use up...
ReplyDeleteEverything looks great. I love broccoli so I will have to try that pesto, what a great idea.
ReplyDeleteIt all looks so good! I can't wait to try the pesto sauce!
ReplyDeleteI love broccoli and never knew you could make it into pesto...what a wonderful idea! Thanks! :-) And the muffins look great!
ReplyDeleteHmmm, blogger tagged me as anon: I love broccoli and never knew you could make it into pesto...what a wonderful idea! Thanks! :-) And the muffins look great!
ReplyDeleteI see your second oven and raise you an outdoor kitchen built for serious work (canning) not just lightweight entertaining. We moved last year and I lost my pantry; the kitchen is MUCH better, but I miss the ability to close the door on the disaster.
ReplyDeleteOh, my. I just made a batch of the Banana-Walnut muffins. The scent was so persuasive, I ended up having one for dessert. Really a great recipe. Thanks.
ReplyDeleteS'kat - I'm so glad to hear you liked them!
ReplyDeleteMmm... all of your recent muffin recipes sound fantastic! I'm always looking for new ones.
ReplyDeleteHave you tried using a disher (an ice cream scoop with a sweeper bar) to divide your muffin batter into your tins? I can't imagine doing it any other way! =)