September 15, 2011

Lemon Chicken Soup - ( James Blake - Not Long Now )

Ingredients  

2835 ml chicken broth

700 g chopped cooked chicken breast

185 g uncooked white rice

3 lemons, juiced

1 bunch spinach, rinsed and chopped

2 large carrots, chopped black

pepper to taste

How To:

1) In a large pot over medium heat, combine chicken broth, cooked chicken, rice, lemon juice, spinach, carrots and pepper. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat and simmer until rice and greens are tender, 20 minutes.

September 13, 2011

Basil Pesto - ( Frank Ocean - Dying For Your Love )

Ingredients

45 g baby spinach leaves

30 g fresh basil leaves

70 g toasted pine nuts

40 g grated Parmesan cheese

4 cloves garlic, peeled and quartered

4 g kosher salt

1 g freshly ground black pepper

15 ml fresh lemon juice

1 g lemon zest

120 ml extra-virgin olive oil

How To:

1) Blend the spinach, basil, pine nuts, Parmesan cheese, garlic, salt, pepper, lemon juice, lemon zest, and 2 tablespoons olive oil in a food processor until nearly smooth, scraping the sides of the bowl with a spatula as necessary. Drizzle the remaining olive oil into the mixture while processing until smooth.