HUNGRY GERALD

Three wonderful things are in season now on Prince Edward Island–Garlic scapes, baby zucchini and strawberries. BSK made splendid use of them for dinner last night. BSK constructed a fragrant, tasty pesto of garlic scapes, parsley, baby spinach, walnuts and olive oil. Whirled in the blender, the pesto was as good or better than conventional basil pesto. The small zucchini were sauteed with chopped garlic and sliced onion (Zucchini is splendid when very young–as the seasons progress, the vegetable grows,large and bloated–watery and tasteless). Instead of traditional pasta, BSK mixed the pesto and zucchini with tortellini. Heavenly. To complete the PEI culinary extravaganza, BSK topped salt caramel ice cream with an abundance of sliced strawberries. Yes, living good in HG/BSK’s PEI neighborhood.