Something so random you aren’t even sure when you will use it or what you will use it for. Do you even have supporting ingredients to turn it into a meal come the time? This happens to me more often than not. Besides, my love for cooking up creative dishes as much as possible, food can take you on a journey, make you nostalgic and have you wanting to go back in time. This is what occurs when I stand in front of an isle in the store distracted from planned shopping, something will jump out at me and I will be forced to answer 101 questions. Do I need it? Can I afford it right now? What am I even going to make? Just a couple of days ago, I went into the store with a very tight budget (I manage this by taking a only a certain amount of cash with me) as a form of self governance as it makes it harder to stray from the plan, lol.)
Anyway, I was almost done and about to head for the tills when a jar of Pesto caught my eye. How much is it? Do I have enough money for one more item, what am I going to make with it? I asked myself. Pesto is amazing in a well built sandwich (Panini/Ciabatta). But is that really want I want? Bathong!!! Questions, questions. Pasta! Yes! In that moment I decided we will have a delicious pesto chicken pasta with penne (this is a variety of pasta and there are many different types in various shapes and lengths). I have come across numerous pesto pasta dishes but have never made one. So this would be an exciting challenge. I am still so bad with taking a bag to the shop when shopping, every time the cashier asks if I would like a bag I am quick to weigh if I can’t carry my shopping in my hands because some of these bags are SO expensive. I was with Shalo so he became my extra pair of hands. I tossed the Pesto in my handbag and we carried the other small items. Can you believe I forgot the pesto in my bag and realised 24hrs later? Just as well, I didn’t have a solid plan. I needed to get the other ingredients for the dish.
