Tag: basil

Baking, Italian, Main

Pizza Night

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 Homemade pizza night is popular at my house. You gotta have a classic in your bag of tricks such as Margherita style. Just some mozzarella, fresh tomatoes, garlic and basil. This is as fresh and pure as it gets. My tips for making Margherita pizza are as follows: Remember to […]

Italian, Main, Pasta, Sauce, Vegetarian

Ravioli in Vodka Sauce

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When The Husband and Son go out on the town for their sports and whatnot, the Jersey Girl still throws it down in the kitchen for Me, Myself and I. These are the moments I cook something a little special but doesn’t require too much cleanup. Because homegirl needs to […]

Italian, Main, Pasta, Vegetarian

Fusilli with Roasted Grape Tomatoes and Burrata

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Tomatoes and pasta are the perfect combo. Add burrata to the mix and WOW! If you aren’t familiar with burrata it is a mozzarella type cheese filled with a spectacular cream inside. It works perfectly with this dish. If you can’t find it, I recommend tossing some boccacini mozzarella in […]

Italian, Pasta, Sauce, Vegetarian

Presto Pesto Pasta

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Easy pasta recipes are my fave. Especially when you can use up delish homemade pesto. This silky smooth pesto sauce has a touch of cream or half and half. The grape tomatoes add a pop of color and spinach is just a power food, so I put some in as […]

Italian, Sauce, Vegetarian

Nut Free Pesto

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My family has always made pesto – a tasty puree featuring basil – without nuts. This is good news for me, since I’ve been deathly allergic to nuts since early childhood. I’m sharing with you the way my family does it since your basil plants may be bursting with gorgeous leaves […]