Spice-Roasted Shrimp with Cilantro Pesto Quinoa

Next up from the recipe & photo archive is Spice-Roasted Shrimp and Quinoa. This is another one from my favorite issue of Food & Wine. I told you, I was well past mildly obsessed with that issue.

While the recipe called for a homemade pistou, me growing, cutting, and processing all manner of herbs was not going to happen. A container of fresh cilantro pesto from the local co-op did the trick. The basil plant on my balcony lived to see another day.