The basil plants have gotten pretty big so it was time to harvest. This is the first batch of pesto we have made this year. Sometimes we will just have a little pesto, bread, and cheese in the evening for summer dinner on the porch but last night we added it to a sauce for a quick Creamy Pesto Asparagus Pasta dish. For this recipe you first need to make or buy some pesto. Here is the link to our recipe posted last summer. To make Creamy Pesto Asparagus Pasta you need: cooked pasta one bunch of asparagus 2 shallots diced 1 tomato diced 2 cloves garlic minced 1/2 pint cream 1…

I was inspired by the Jersey Meets California Foolproof Club Sandwich on the blog Cooking & Beer but wanted to make a vegetarian sandwich. Our version of the Monster Club Sandwich is huge! I often hear veggie friends online mention that one of the things they miss since giving up meat is sandwiches. There is no need to give up on sandwiches.  A classic delicious vegetarian sandwich is within your reach my friends. To make two full sandwiches you need: 1/4 cup mayonnaise 1/2 tea spoon Sriracha sliced cheese (we used Munster and smoked Gouda) 2 tomatoes thinly sliced 2 fried eggs 1 sliced avocado lettuce alfalfa sprouts about half…