Fresh, sweet, creamy and slightly spicy -- you won't believe how utterly delicious this Mango Avocado Pesto Stack Recipe is! Made with Keitt Mangoes, it's beautiful and the combination of flavors and textures are out of this world. When my 10-year-old son saw this creation he asked if I could really call it a recipe. … [Read more...]
Basil Lemon Verbena Pesto Recipe
Basil Lemon Verbena Pesto recipe, a twist on traditional pesto, is packed with fresh, intense and delicious flavors. The texture is smooth and creamy, and the fragrance is unbelievably divine! This is one of my favorite unique pesto recipes, and it works well in many different dishes. What is pesto? Pesto is a … [Read more...]
Melon Pesto Prosciutto Salad Recipe
A fun play on spaghetti and meatballs turns pasta and meat into melon and cheese. This Melon Pesto Prosciutto Salad recipe it's sweet, savory, delicious and is one of the most unique melon recipes ever! My boys (10 & 12), like to watch Food Network Star. So we all watch and it's become one of our "family … [Read more...]
Tomato-Spinach Pesto Spaghetti Squash Recipe
Delicate & soft with a slight crunch, this spaghetti squash with pesto is made even more scrumptious with wine, sun-dried tomatoes and spinach. It's an ideal gluten-free, vegan entrée the everyone will love. Let's face it, a Spaghetti Squash is so bizarre! Right!? It's easy to cook and it tastes delicious -- … [Read more...]
Summer Spaghetti and Pesto Meatballs {Gluten-Free Recipe}
This zucchini "spaghetti" and meatballs is a super delicious, gluten-free, summer comfort food!This meal is beautiful, comforting, full of delicious summer flavors, and came together for a few simple reasons . . . . First -- and by far the most interesting -- my husband, who's been a Vegetarian (Pescatarian, … [Read more...]
Sausage Omelet-Filled Poblano Chile Pepper Recipe
Though I really like to keep my focus on delicious food and cooking here, today I'll share that lately I've been consumed with worry about some people in my life who I care deeply for. One who isn't well physically, one who isn't well mentally, and then of course, those around them who are suffering as a result of … [Read more...]
Roasted Red Fresno Pepper Pesto Recipe
There are a handful of foods I like to have at the ready at all times: cooked rice, homemade salad dressing, compound butters, cookie dough, and pesto -- just to name a few. This is a thick, spicy and slightly sweet pesto that's amazingly delicious . . . on everything! Which is exactly why it should be "at the … [Read more...]
Spicy Quinoa Pesto Bites Recipe
As you know, if you've been following my recipes for a while, I always try to use the freshest, healthiest ingredients whenever possible. I taste and experiment with new healthy foods all the time, but they must also be delicious for me to want to cook with them. Fortunately hundreds of healthy foods are incredibly … [Read more...]
Risotto Cake Recipe
When you make risotto you should do one of two things: 1), don't make so much that you create leftovers, or 2), my preference, plan to make risotto cakes the next day. Risotto should be served immediately -- right out of the pan. When it's spooned onto a plate, it will sort of fall into place. It's a creamy, loose … [Read more...]
Red Swiss Chard Pesto Recipe
I don't take vitamins. (GASP -- I really hope my mom isn't reading this!) I do however, eat vitamins. You know how I've been so into my new cookbook from Melissa's Produce, 50 Best Plants on the Planet? Well not only am I now eating cilantro and blackberries by the bucket-full, but Swiss chard has completely … [Read more...]
