Reverse-Engineered Pesto Pasta with Tuna

Basil Leaves
Pine Nuts
Garlic
Olive Oil
Parmesan Cheese
Canned Tuna, drained and mashed*
Olives
Spaghetti Noodles

Throw in a good batch of the first five ingredients in a food processor and grind until mixture forms a paste-like consistency. (For a milder hint of garlic, you may opt to fry it first in low heat and mixing it in the food processor with the rest just before it browns.)

Heat tuna and olives in olive oil in low heat.

Mix tuna and olives with pesto paste.

Throw in pasta noodles and mix until noodles are evenly coated.

Season with salt and pepper.

DONE! :D

Pesto Pasta with Tuna

As you may gather from the title, I'm not exactly sure of what's in here since Kate was the one who prepared this (without us pitching in because we're lazy like that) but here's what I came up with from how it looked and tasted like. No portions, though, so I guess it's trial and error from here on out. But, make sure that portions are met in such a manner that the garlic does not overpower the basil leaves and that there is enough olive oil to evenly coat the noodles. You may also opt to use corned tuna in this recipe if you want to save yourself the hassle of draining and mashing the tuna of if you want a more smoky flavor in your dish. That's it! Hope you like it! Drop me a comment if you've given this a whirl or if you want to suggest a little tweaking.

Cuckoo Cooking

What with all the basil leaves and the strawberries we had from a friend's produce-hoarding gig in Baguio, we decided to hold a simple cooking get-together of some sort so we'd be able to make sure that our stash don't go to waste. Having a little close to nothing to pool together, we settled for the easy way out and threw in a few of those that have been lying in our own cupboards and food containers maximizing their shelf lives but not too much as to go beyond it. I, for one, am a fan of experimental cooking so I had a blast trying to concoct stuff out of what was available, though I'm not pretty sure if most of what I came up with were as wild as other experimental cooks out there dare to do. But, at any rate, it was settled: pesto pasta with tuna, deep-fried oreos, strawberries, and strawberry-banana milkshake. (Click on each dish to view the recipe)

But, certainly, with two photographers and four camwhores in the pack, we're never too busy for vain shots. At 397 MB's worth of pictures clogging up my system with 70.45% (yes, I computed that, seriously!) of total photos dedicated for camwhoring, it turned out to be more of a photoshoot and less of a cookfest. Vanity rocks!

Emily, photographer extraordinaire, setting up the tripod

(Supposedly) washing the dishes

But, of course, no photoshoot is ever complete without the telenovela/emo pose. Hoho! Care to suggest a title for the picture below?