Barefoot Bloggers: Pasta, Pesto, and Peas
The Barefoot Bloggers group is already growing fast. When I joined there were less than 20 members and now there are 70! Thanks go out again to Tara for deciding it was time for an Ina Garten group.
Elizabeth of Ugg Smell Food has chosen Pasta, Pesto, and Peas for the second Barefoot Bloggers recipe selection.
Let me just say that I LOVED this!
The pesto was so good (I did cheat and use store bought) and the peas really stood out and tasted sweet against all the other flavors. I really liked that combination. It gets a five star rating on the foodnetwork site. People don’t just rate Ina Garten’s recipes five stars for nothing, they really are that good.
Pasta, Pesto, and Peas is from the Barefoot Contessa Family Style cookbook and was originally featured on the TV episode “Portable Picnic”. View the ingredient list and directions here. This would be a great dish to bring to your next get together with friends and family. It makes a huge amount so cut it in half if there aren’t going to be a lot of people. I made the full recipe just for myself and I think I’m going to be eating this pasta for the next week. 
WHAT I DID/CHANGED/THOUGHT: the only thing I changed was using a full pound of one pasta and a half pound of the other instead of the 3/4 of both. It just seemed silly for me to have two mostly empty boxes of different pasta in my cabinet.
Stop by here to check out the results for all of the Barefoot Bloggers members! The next recipe will be Parmesan Chicken selected by Megan of My Baking Adventures!
Carey replied:
What’s the other pasta Krn? Bowtie? Bring this to the next cookout please, and make a special batch with no peas for me
June 12, 2008 at 11:25 am. Permalink.
Erin replied:
Wow-your pictures are beautiful. Your pasta looks amazing and your strawberry tart, too.
June 12, 2008 at 12:50 pm. Permalink.
Karen replied:
Thanks, Erin!
Yes, Chr it’s bowtie but you can barely see it. I will make a special batch just for you, but really, the peas are good in this. And I hate peas.
June 12, 2008 at 1:16 pm. Permalink.
Rebecca replied:
I loved this one, too! And your pics are gorgeous.
June 12, 2008 at 3:42 pm. Permalink.
Megan replied:
Your pictures are amazing. When I try to get that close they come out blurry!!
June 12, 2008 at 3:42 pm. Permalink.
Melissa replied:
Beautiful photos!
June 12, 2008 at 5:11 pm. Permalink.
Liliana replied:
Your photos are great! I also did the same with the pasta. I used 1 pound of bowties and 1/2 pound of fusilli.
June 13, 2008 at 12:19 am. Permalink.
Melissa replied:
This group is growing amazingly fast! You should try Ina’s pesto sometime, I didn’t think I liked pesto, but hers is delicious!
June 13, 2008 at 12:29 am. Permalink.
hornedfroggy replied:
You have such gorgeous pics – what type of camera do you own?
June 13, 2008 at 1:23 am. Permalink.
Heather B replied:
Your pictures look so good! And your pasta looks so tasty! Great job!
June 13, 2008 at 2:06 am. Permalink.
Christine replied:
Beautiful pics your pasta looks so yummy!
June 13, 2008 at 2:30 am. Permalink.
Debinhawaii replied:
It does make a lot doesn’t it??!! Great photos–it looks wonderful!
June 13, 2008 at 7:31 am. Permalink.
Karen replied:
Thanks for the nice comments everyone.
hornedfroggy, i use a Canon 20D with a Sigma 105 mm macro lens.
Megan, are you using the macro setting on your camera, the setting looks like a little flower? if so, are you completely still when you take the picture?
June 13, 2008 at 1:02 pm. Permalink.
smellslikehome replied:
fabulous photos! so glad you enjoyed this one!
June 19, 2008 at 12:16 pm. Permalink.