New Things.

So the past two weeks I have been trying to expand my food/cooking options. I wanted to try things that I have never had before or things I thought I would never like.  It was very interesting, and I am excited to try more new things. I love the food network so that is where I got most of the new recipes I made.  PESTO - I LOVE IT!  I made a chicken pesto pizza it was delicious! Pesto pasta on the other had wasn't as good but not because of the pesto because it had cooked SPINACH in it.  I love FRESH spinach but I guess I don't like cooked at least not in this recipe. SUN DRIED TOMATOES - YUCK, the kind I bought was in oil and that was gross and they were sorta hard and chewy but all I could taste was the oil.  BASIL - Not sure yet, it has a weird taste that I am not used to but I will give it another try, Clay hated the basil. I know that Pesto is mostly basil but I bought some to use as a garnish and I didn't really like it.  PINE NUTS - Love them!  Every time I tried to toast them I just burned them but they have a buttery taste, they were good not even toasted as well.  I also got all fancy and bought Parmesan cheese that wasn't already grated. I know I am weired that I am excited to grate my own cheese, but that is how the REAL cooks do it :). So I will continue to try new things if anyone has any suggestions on what I should try I would love to know. In the mean time I have a huge bowl of Pesto pasta, a huge bowl of sun dried tomato pasta, and a half of meatloaf in my fridge that we don't like, that is a lot of hard work and food to throw away, oh well!