Tag: basil

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 […]

Chicken, Italian, Main

Your New Fave Din

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Here’s an easy peasy chicken din: Grilled Chicken with Basil Parsley Sauce. It is literally my son’s favorite dish right now. He asked if I could make it every day. He ate three servings of this the first night, and all of the leftovers the second night. As long as […]

Pasta, Salads, Side Dish, Vegetarian

Roasted Veg Pasta Salad

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I’m always looking for new ways to rock out a pasta salad. As the weather warms up, I feel like a little pasta and veg is the perfect side to your grilled faves.  Plus, it’s an easy dish to make ahead so that you can enjoy that sweet sunshine. This […]

Italian, Soups, Vegetarian

Roasted Tomato Soup

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Roasted Tomato Soup is amazing with peak season tomatoes, but you can also use this recipe to magically transform your standard grocery store plum tomatoes into something really fabulous. This recipe makes a biiiiiig batch, but have no fear. You can freeze it so that the next time you want […]