Basil pistachio pesto with blistered tomato pasta

Pasta and macaroni Italian cuisine

In the second installment of….let’s go through my hard drive and find all the posts I haven’t posted, here is a summer-y pasta!! Before we went to Japan, everyone warned us: THE JET LAG IS TUFF. I was scared. Will I be a walking zombie? Will I be able to enjoy my days? I assumed yes because I’ve been to Europe a few times and while I’m a little out of it and tired, I drink coffee and run off adrenaline because I’m on vacation and it’s fun! When we got to Japan, I was a little tired. I ate some soba, walked around and then went to bed at 10pm and the next morning I woke up bright and early (I think 6am) and was totally fine. Am I immune to being jet lagged? I think so because when I came back I’m sort of the same. A little tired. A little groggy. But mostly a-ok! Except for last night when I couldn’t fall asleep to save my life and I kept looking at the clock seeing the 11pm go to midnight to 2am to 3am to 4am! AHH! I did a lot of random googling during this time. …