Farfalle with Basil Pesto

After a weeklong gorging on good food from the trainings, birthday bashes and team lunches I have literally outgrownJ

Hope to get rid of the extra load through my marathon practicesJ

Yes, yours truly is going to take part in the Standard Chartered Marathon this year.

I love running and can easily run 3-5 kms in treadmill.

I was super excited about the marathon until I started practice in the park

Woke up early Saturday morning,slipped on to fav tracksuit, my dear running shoes on, pedometer duly buckled up and with my ipod, I happily strolled to the park.

And  gleefully started running..at 300 mts I started to feel tired , at 600 mts I was really tired and at 1 km I was panting like a dog.

I learned the hard way…running in treadmill and running in park under hot sun is way lot different.

And soon I went from Yeyyyyyyyy mood to Oougghhh mood..

God know how I am going to finish the marathon in 90 minL

I have read somewhere-" If you feel bad at 10 miles, you're in trouble. If you feel bad at 20 miles, you're normal. If you don't feel bad at 26 miles, you're abnormal."

I am dead tired in 1 mile so I assume I am in hell lot of trouble!!!

Anyways to cheer up my mood I made this fresh Pesto sauce and had some yummy pasta as my after training treatJ

Here goes the Recipe

 For Pesto sauce

1 Cup fresh Basil

1/4 Cup Pine nuts

1/4 Cup Extra Virgin Olive Oil

2-3  tablespoon Grated Parmesan Cheese

Salt to Taste

150 gms Farfalle Pasta

Dry roast the Pine nuts for a few minutes.

In a food processor blend the Pesto, pine nuts, cheese.Ggradually add in the Olive Oil until it forms a smooth paste

There you have the fresh, creamy yummy pesto

Now cook the pasta as per the instructions until al-dente

Drain it and while still hot, mix it with pesto and njoy