tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3926441624412593612.post5679215975554662786..comments2023-12-01T08:41:53.328-06:00Comments on Everything begins with an E.: Pesto, Pesto, PestoEmilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07676891557563961507noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3926441624412593612.post-7735577326720877882009-08-16T19:03:52.824-05:002009-08-16T19:03:52.824-05:00Hiya. I just added a link to your pesto from my li...Hiya. I just added a link to your pesto from my little recipe that needs pesto. http://www.thisthenthat.blogspot.com/ Yum!!RAKAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10304395107574072137noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3926441624412593612.post-22789661384412252009-07-15T13:00:17.786-05:002009-07-15T13:00:17.786-05:00Oh, good to know that a blender would work, too - ...Oh, good to know that a blender would work, too - in a pinch. <br /><br />The goat cheese is Goatsbeard Farm cheese (http://www.goatsbeardfarm.com/). Even though the website doesn't say it, these cheeses are available in Kansas City at the Badseed Farmers Market at 19th and McGee on Friday nights (www.badseedfarm.com). Goatsbeard makes a wide variety of both hard and soft goat cheese - the Prairie Bloom is a favorite of mine, and the Walloon is a great stand by. They've also started making feta that is divine. <br /><br />Another locally produced cheese (sheep not goat) is Green Dirt Farm available at Brookside Farmers Market and City Market. Those are very fine special occasion cheeses.Emilyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07676891557563961507noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3926441624412593612.post-77694331666557377252009-07-15T10:56:43.857-05:002009-07-15T10:56:43.857-05:00I used a blender for pesto before I had a food pro...I used a blender for pesto before I had a food processor. Takes a bit longer to chop the nuts and basil, but works well enough.<br />If you make as much pesto as I do, though, a food processor is a good investment.<br /><br />I'm curious where one might find that goat cheese locally. Always interested in trying new cheeses.ARhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15362251036272954989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3926441624412593612.post-77910143722123806312009-07-14T09:58:06.001-05:002009-07-14T09:58:06.001-05:00Ooo, good question! I hear you about the excess ap...Ooo, good question! I hear you about the excess appliances. We bought one of those blender/food processor combos that takes up less space and we love it. I think a blender might work for pesto - I'm not sure without trying it. The recipe I used recommended a mortar and pestle. Seriously?! Who has a mortar and pestle? Give the blender a go and let me know. If it doesn't work I'll bring over my mortar and pestle. Or food processor.Emilyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07676891557563961507noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3926441624412593612.post-65552709495168046212009-07-14T09:19:56.311-05:002009-07-14T09:19:56.311-05:00do you think i could get away with making pesto in...do you think i could get away with making pesto in a blender? what about a really determined blender? (i'm trying not to buy any more kitchen gadgets. in fact, we wouldn't have a microwave if the previous owner of our house didn't leave her appliances behind.)teresahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01849402062980204269noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3926441624412593612.post-56403808151397359292009-07-14T00:16:43.638-05:002009-07-14T00:16:43.638-05:00Glad I can help, Seana! Regarding the salad spinne...Glad I can help, Seana! Regarding the salad spinner - I thought, when I bought it, that it would be a good investment. I had no idea just how good. I use it for everything. I should have bought one years ago ...Emilyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07676891557563961507noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3926441624412593612.post-10982840583721454062009-07-13T20:11:37.181-05:002009-07-13T20:11:37.181-05:00Thank you, thank you! I can't wait to make som...Thank you, thank you! I can't wait to make some for the Strawn family! Oh, and thanks so much for the salad spinner link, I was JUST saying tonight, as I was cutting up some CSA Boston Bib lettuce, broccoli, red cabbage and cucumbers for a delicious dinner salad, I need a salad spinner! Thanks Emily!Seanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09069101554740785251noreply@blogger.com