Pesto is my dream food. It’s creamy, it’s delicious and it’s healthy. Seriously, what more could you ask of a food? I remember the first time I had pesto … I am not exactly sure how old I was, but I was young enough to make a pouty face and exclaim that “the green stuff,” looked yucky, right to the face of my poor father’s friend. Real classy, right from the start.

Luckily, I was forced to try “the green stuff, and I’ve been in love ever since. I love experimenting with different pesto recipes, and have come up with some really delicious recipes, such as this gorgeous avocado pesto. Because I took the Pulse Pledge (which you should do too!) after learning that 2016 is the International Year of Pulses, I wanted to cook up a pesto recipe that incorporated one of my favorite pulses: cannellini beans. Continue Reading…