Happy Friday greetings, friends.
As it turns out — this will be the last post I will make on Daymaker.
Hard decision.
I thank all the Daymaker cheerleaders (Carol, Marty, Stacy, J, Trent, Chris, Laurie, Cynthia) and all friends for the past 2 + years for standing with me and my Daymaker dream. I am so grateful.
Huge hat tip to Stacy and Stacy’s World for adding so much cool value to Daymaker and not even seeing a single, shiny copper penny for her time.
GIANT ROUND OF APPLAUSE!
Friends and family are the finest.
Hands down!
GRATITUDE ALL.
That being said —
Ready?
Set.
Here we go.
IT’S HARD TO WAIT FOR SOMETHING YOU
KNOW MIGHT NEVER HAPPEN;BUT IT’S EVEN HARDER TO GIVE UP WHEN
YOU KNOW IT IS EVERYTHING YOU WANT.
PASTA, PESTO AND PEAS
“This famous Barefoot Contessa recipe originally came from my wonderful friend Brent Newsom. In order to keep the pesto from turning brown, he adds spinach and lemon juice. To make a delicious and easy one-dish summer lunch, use your imagination and add grilled chicken or fresh salmon.” Serves 12
HERE’S HOW WE MAKE IT
INGREDIENTS:
3/4 pound fusilli pasta
3/4 pound bow-tie pasta
1/4 cup good olive oil
1 1/2 cups pesto
1 10-ounce package frozen, chopped spinach, defrosted and squeezed dry
3 TBSP freshly squeezed lemon juice
1 1/4 cups good quality mayonnaise
1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese
1 1/2 cups frozen peas, defrosted
1/3 cup pine nuts, toasted (optional)
1 tsp salt
1 tsp ground black pepper
NOW WE
Cook the fusilli and bow ties separately in a large pot of boiling salted water for 10 to 12 minutes, until each pasta is al dente.
Drain and toss into a bowl with the olive oil.
Cool to room temperature.
NEXT
In the bowl of a food processor fitted with a steel blade, puree the pesto, spinach, and lemon juice. Add the mayonnaise and continue to puree.
Add the pesto mixture to the cooled pasta, then add the Parmesan cheese, peas, pine nuts and salt and pepper.
Mix well, season to taste and serve at room temperature.
Farewell Daymaker. Thank you for bringing a smile to my face often and curating so lovingly fascinating things to learn and share. I’ll be excited to see what’s next for you, my creative and thoughtful friend. Still, I wish it had gone differently. Holding you up in love and good thoughts as you’ve worked so tirelessly to do for us through Daymaker. xoxo
xoxo
My journey with Daymaker has been a joy! Thanks to all who supported us!
xoxo
Sweet Daymaker, thank you for the fun we have had in reading your blog. I’ve fixed lots of delicious recipes and will continue to use my favorites. I’ve laughed at the cartoons, pondered the many stories, and enjoyed you sharing your vast knowledge of the film business. Because of you, when a movie or TV show is over I actually hang out reading credits because I’m fascinated with the titles and skills of so many. And speaking of skills, I loved Stacy and her variety of creativity. So to think Daymaker has come to an end is not exactly true. The fact is we’ll carry bits and pieces of Daymaker into our days ahead. A round of applause to you Cheryl. Love you.
xoxo
Thank you, Cheryl, for adding humor, fun facts, beautiful artwork, fantastic recipes, inspiring quotes and lots of love in every issue of Daymaker these last few years. We will miss your inspiration and your upbeat spirit, but Marty is right: pieces of you will always be with us. Thanks for a terrific journey. Love you!!!
xoxo
Thank you Cheryl for the joy you spread. I know it’s hard to say goodbye but you left This world a better place and that is a beautiful and a great thing with words of wisdom laughter and great recipes not to mention Stacy’s great ideas so I thank you for all your time and energy you have put into the blog! Happy happy trails ❤️
My friend…sad for you, I know this must have been a difficult decision for Daymaker to see its last sunset.
If your readers are like myself, all of your Daymaker emails are saved in an email file.
Hugs & Kisses forever Daymaker!
C