Just 5 ingredients. Fresh basil, garlic, toasted pine nuts (or almonds or walnuts), olive oil and freshly grated parmesan cheese. Pine nuts can be ridiculously expensive so feel free to use almonds or walnuts for equally delicious Pesto!
It’s summer and your basil is deeply green and vibrant and just begging to be turned into pesto. It’s a classic sauce that adds amazing flavor and zing to so many dishes and best of all, it’s ridiculously easy to make! Five ingredients and 10 minutes and you can indulge in one of summer’s easiest and most versatile treats.
Toss your pesto with hot whole grain pasta, use with sauteed chicken breasts, make pasta salad, drizzle over sliced tomatoes and mozzarella or slather it on toasted ciabatta bread with slices of grilled eggplant, roasted peppers and provolone cheese. It’s unbelievable on hot corn on the cob. Seriously. The possibilities are endless.
Vegetarian and Vegan
Cool and Creamy Beet Borscht
My favorite and most beautiful way of eating beets is in this luscious, fuschia, dill infused lemony beet borscht. Most people think of borscht as a hot winter soup rich with beef and cabbage and indeed, it is. This is the light, cold and summery version. The best part of this soup is no cooking other than the beets. Enjoy!
Hasselback Potatoes
Crispy on the outside, soft on the inside, stuffed with cheese, breadcrumbs and parsley (or chives) and bathed in butter. Pure potato heaven. A little labor intensive but when they open up into that lovely accordion shape it really is exciting as you are anticipating every crispy, cheesy bite!
Glazed and Grilled Japanese Eggplant
There is so much more to eggplant than eggplant parmesan! I love eggplant parmesan and make it often which makes sense since I’m married to an Italian and all:) One way Mike and I love to fix eggplant is to liberally glaze it with Asian flavors and then grill until it gets all charred and …
Black Beans with Hot Smoked Paprika
Want a new and sassy way to prepare black beans? Try this recipe using smoked hot paprika! Takes black beans to a whole new level of wonderful!