![]() I was cleaning the fridge after two weeks, and I found these strawberries sitting at the back of the fridge and the strawberries were still red and looked good!!!! I was shocked!! How can strawberries stay fresh even after 2 weeks?! They should have perished and gone bad but instead they still looked fresh! They were probably GMO strawberries. The only reason I got strawberries was because we were all craving them, since they are NOT in season. I got strawberries from Trader Joe’s two weeks ago, I had some with my breakfast the next morning and then they went at the back of the fridge and I forgot all about it. ![]() While we are talking about fresh produce, I want to tell you a little story, about an experience that I recently encountered. Simply add the veggies into the pasta tossed with the pesto, top it off with pine nuts and lemon thyme! My daughter loved the pasta so much, she took the leftovers for lunch to school for the next 3 days! The pesto is really tasty and can be used in so many wonderful ways! The spring veggies like asparagus, broccolini, shitake mushrooms are sauteed in a pan with olive oil, shallots, and charred slightly. There is an awesome Giveaway that will be live on my Instagram feed on Tuesday March 27th, going on till March 31st, so please do check it out and enter! You do not want to miss this!įor the pesto, I used canned grilled artichokes, fresh peas, and mint from my garden, along with parmesan cheese, lemon zest, olive oil and garlic. I used farfalle for the pasta, and grilled asparagus, broccolini, shitake mushrooms in the pasta as well, along with pine nuts, lemon zest and lemon thyme! I finish off the pasta with some shaved pecorino romano, which adds an amazing saltiness to the pasta! I paired this beautiful dish with the Chardonnay from Sequoia Grove Wines, and it is so light, airy and goes perfect with this dish! This wine would pair wonderfully with a lovely spring salad as well. I partnered with Sequoia Grove Wines from Napa Valley, to create a wine pairing with a springy dish! I decided to use all the beautiful spring produce to create a Spring Pasta with a Grilled Artichoke, Fresh Peas and Mint Pesto. Spring signifies the onset of beautiful spring green produce in the market like asparagus, fresh peas, broccolini, artichokes, lemons! ALL GORGEOUS RIGHT?! My family loves grilled asparagus sauteed in some olive oil, with garlic, red pepper flakes, and drizzle of lemon juice on the top with lemon zest on the top.
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