i'm putting like zero effort into this. does my food look

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i'm putting like zero effort into this.
does my food look ok?
the stuffed scallop thing in its shell was basically store bought. i just baked it.
i made pesto also, and sorry it's so dark, i let it sit a while b4 mixing w/ the pasta. (like half an hour i think) i think maybe blanching the leaves and shocking them in cold water would set the color but ideally pesto should be all raw ingredients right?
i don't own a blender but mortar and pestle is better also (protip: u can't break down the stems in a mortar, so just use the leaves, lol)
and uhh.. broccoli with mornay sauce. with white pepper and nutmeg and the correct cheeses (gruyere, but i actually used comte; they're the same, and parm)
mornay is bechamel + cheese. white pepper is hotter and has a kinda earthy smell/taste so it's not the same as white gravy w/ black pepper but basically the idea is the same. make a roux. add hot milk. season w/ pepper and nutmeg. there u have bechamel. then to make mornay just add cheese until it's thick, over low heat.