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Shrimp and Basil Pesto Noodles

I added shrimp to my Basil Pesto noodles for dinner as a side to my leftover chicken scarpiello.

For breakfast, quick toasted scramble tacos with herby eggs using my giant sack of organic pesto from P's job.  Getting fresh herbs regularly is awesome but you must use them fairly quickly, so there is a bit of pressure to do something grand or original.  However, I was told by the urban farmers not to store in the refrigerator but dry on the counter, in the bag.  But the truth is, you should use them in almost everything because fragrant herbs perk up almost any vegetable or meat.  

Kid you good lookin' but you don't know what's cookin' until you Mambo Italiano!

A serious migraine kidnapped my head this week so today I was just happy to be up and not feeling the crushing debilitating pain and nausea. I considered cutting my own head open for relief. Exedrin usually helps a lot but this time it just left me with a caffeine stomach and the jitters. But last night I slept well and to top it off the weather was sunny and crisp, a beautiful fall day! P had the Ryder Cup and wasn't even trying to irritate me all morning. These are the days. These are the times when life makes a lot of sense to me. The neighborhood feels alive in a positive way and for some reason I won't research too far, I do too.

Italian was on the brain because P kept talking about the Molinari brothers and how much he liked them. Plus in classic golf goofball style they played 'Mambo Italiano!' when they did their little story clip montage. I love to watch golf but the guys behind the scenes are a bunch of sentimental old fools, always tugging at the heartstrings with their back stories. What a crock! I think the brothers lost the last two holes to Zach Johnson and Mahan though.

I wanted breakfast to have some spunk so I went for an Italian pizza inspired omelet. Fresh basil, pepperoni, red peppers and mushrooms laid the bed for some mozzarella cheese and then I topped it with some diced tomatoes dressed in oregano and salt. Surprisingly special! Crappy picture though sorry!