Preserving Summer’s Bounty: Pesto...

Pesto is the quintessential Spring and Summer dish: fresh herbs at the peek of their seasons blended expertly with cheese, fresh garlic, nuts and oil.  Anytime I eat pesto, I can almost taste the warm Summer days in every bite.  So it’s only natural for me to want to freeze it and hold on to the memories of Spring and Summer in the dead of winter. ...

Spring Vegetable Pesto Pasta...

I was an odd child, but this shouldn’t really come as a surprise.  I was the child in pre-school that the teachers worried about because I was “special”.  And by special, I mean I was the child singing the “VD is for everyone” song during nap time.  Granted, I had no idea when I was five what VD was, but it had a catchy tune and they played the dang public service announcement all the time in...

Sun Dried Tomato & Garlic Scape Pesto Buffalo ...

Is it just me or are the titles of my recipes getting longer and longer? I guess I could have just called these buffalo burgers and left it at that; but how could I not mention the amazing pesto that really makes these burgers jump off the plate? Well if you can think of a shorter name that encompasses all these flavors, let me know. Because I can’t…and I’m the one writing this post, not you. ...

Creamy Arugula Walnut Pesto & Black Pepper Tag...

Blame Michelle over at Thursday Night Smackdown for this recipe. I was perusing through the many food blogs I have bookmarked at work (during lunch…yes, that’s it, during lunch) and stumbled upon her most recent edition of Cheap Ass Mondays…which included fresh pasta made by hand (yes ladies and gentleman, she didn’t even use a pasta roller or maker). The thought of making fresh pasta was stuck in...