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Creamy Pesto Gnocchi with Green Beans
Creamy Pesto Gnocchi
I just love pesto, don’t you? The intense green color, crunch of the pine nuts all floating in gorgeous oil.
I’ll eat pesto on almost anything. Spaghetti, sandwiches, salads…seriously anything.
I wanted a comfort food but after awhile the same old comfort foods get a little boring. Bring on the gnocchi and pesto!
If you haven’t tried gnocchi before, don’t wait any longer. It’s soft, silky and almost like masked potatoes. Epic comfort food. Add on the pesto and it’s almost converted to a health food.
This recipe is super quick and easy to make. It combines bright green colors with creamy white pasta. The added milk makes it a delicious weeknight dinner. And the green beans can be switched out for asparagus or similar veggies that your family may prefer.
Leave a comment and let me know how your easy peasy dinner turns out. I’m sure this Creamy Pesto Gnocchi with Green Beans recipe will quickly become a weeknight go-to!
Creamy Pesto Gnocchi with Green Beans
Ingredients
- 1 pounds Green Beans, cut into 2 inch pieces
- 8 ounces Pesto
- 12-18 ounces Fresh or Frozen Gnocchi
- 1/4 cup milk or heavy cream
- 1 tsp flour
- Parmesan cheese to top
Directions
Bring 8 cups of water to a boil. Add green beans and cook for 3 minutes. After 3 minutes, add gnocchi to pot with green beans. Cook additional 2 to 3 minutes, at a slow boil. (Be careful not to over cook otherwise gnocchi will be mushy). Drain beans and gnocchi, set aside in a serving dish.
On medium heat, place all of the pesto into the pot you just used. Add milk and stir until combined. Add flour and mix to combine.
Pour creamy pesto into the gnocchi and green beans. Too with Parmesan cheese, if desired.
Enjoy!
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3 Best Ways to Use your Cellphone in Iceland
Will your cellphone work in another country?? How much will that cost??
These are just a few questions friends and family asked when I told them we were going to Iceland. I’ve heard horror stories about texts and phone calls costing upwards of $10 per day, per phone! Insane! The last thing you want to spend your precious vacation dollars on is cellphone costs. Continue reading “3 Best Ways to Use your Cellphone in Iceland ” »
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Icelandic Adventures, part 1
I am in love with traveling! We’ve fallen in love with the tolt pace of Icelandic horses, Harbour seals in the Atlantic, the tectonic rift in Thingvellir National Park, and crepes!
Icelandic horses riding over lava fields, looking toward Mt. Helgafell. Continue reading “Icelandic Adventures, part 1” »
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Mother Daughter trip to Iceland!
Vibrant blue and green night skies. Sauna-like geothermal pools. Lava fields. The Arctic Circle! 
Icelandic Landscape
Reykjavík, Iceland has always interested me. The city name alone is intriguing. It sounds romantic and other worldly. It conjures up images of rocky desolate landscapes similar to the moon; short sturdy evergreen trees and dark blue freezing cold water. Game of Thrones. Expanses of snow and ice. Continue reading “Mother Daughter trip to Iceland!” »
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Donate Expired Coupons to Overseas Military
Donate Expired Coupons
I love couponing, saving money and getting a good deal. Each week I collect the Sunday coupon inserts from several friends and family members and even after I’ve clipped all the coupons I need for the week or might need in the upcoming weeks, there’s still an over abundance of perfectly good coupons left over. I used to toss the, in the recycling until I found out about an amazing non-profit organization called Coups for Troops that allows you to donate expired coupons.
Coups for Troops connects people and groups across the country who have extra coupons with military families Continue reading “Donate Expired Coupons to Overseas Military” »
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Pretty little beehive
Loving our little backyard beehive! These boys and girls are always super busy buzzing around. It’s amazingly humbling to sit for a minute and see the activity of these thousands of God’s creatures. The photo above was taken of our hive!
In one of my favorite videos, popular YouTube homesteader Wranglerstar mentions how the incredible work done by honeybees is not left up to chance. The marvelous feat of creating honey comb and honey is definitely the result of a higher power.
Harvesting honey won’t be far off! Honey cookies, honey drizzled in my yogurt or over toast… mmmmm! There are many healthy and delicious uses for honey. Not to mention beeswax candles.
I can see many honey related gifts this Christmas! 
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Happy Sunday!
Happy beautiful Sunday morning! I just took the dog for a walk and Miss T rode along on her scooter. I loved the shadows of the dog so much (not that you can see it as well in this photo) that I took a Shadow People photo. Haha!
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Loose Tire!!!
I hate taking my car to be repaired. It’s a total pain in the you-know-where. I recently got a flat tire. When I took it to the shop to be fixed, it was beyond repair. They needed to order one as well as order all new pressure sensors because they were starting to break and fall apart. The sensor was the likely cause of this flat tire. So this meant a second trip to the repair shop. Continue reading “Loose Tire!!!” »
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Our First Backyard Beehive experience
So I’ve been dying to get bees for a few years. Just like having backyard chickens, beekeeping feels so natural and calming. There is something so calming to my soul watching Gods creatures peacefully going about their business, part of a much greater plan in the circle of life. And the process of collecting honey looks like so much fun! Continue reading “Our First Backyard Beehive experience ” »
