pesto
pesto trapanese (pesto with almonds & tomatoes)
Pesto is such a versatile sauce and although perfectly suited for pasta, it’s also delicious with meat, vegetables or fish. For more uses click here. It also reminds me of summer which is a good thing as this winter seems to be unending and it’s only the middle of February! But I digress. Most are…
Read Moreartichoke pesto
Making use of what’s in your cupboard before expiration date always feels good. I am guilty, at times, of having to throw food out. According to Second Harvest, Canadians waste $31 billion of food every year of which 47% is wasted in the home. Over 30% of fruits and vegetables are rejected by supermarkets because…
Read MoreGrilled Garlic Scapes Pesto
It’s funny how easily I can be distracted when trying to write a post. I enjoy talking about food but there are times when the energy to write seems to evaporate the longer I sit at my desk looking at the computer screen. I stare out the window hoping for that aha! moment but my…
Read Moreradish leaf pesto
Pesto derives its name from pestâ which means to pound/crush. A typical pesto consists of crushed garlic, basil, pine nuts mixed with olive oil and Parmesan cheese. Pesto was originally used mostly to flavor vegetable soups. It wasn’t until the early 1900’s that it was used as a sauce for pasta. Earlier versions of pesto…
Read MorePear and Blue Cheese Pizza
What to do with overly ripe pears? A few things come to mind: fruit leather, smoothie, crumble, juice. But it’s Friday night and I’m looking to make pizza so why not incorporate pear and blue cheese. I’m into the culinary balancing act of sweet and salty and pear is magical with blue cheese. TweetFacebookLinkedInTumblrStumbleDiggDelicious
Read MorePepperoni Pesto
When I think of pesto my mind immediately sees plump basil leaves, pine nuts, a mound of freshly grated Parmesan cheese and smashed garlic bound together with olive oil. But when we think ‘outside the box’, a funny thing happens…we tend to experiment. There are oodles of options out there when rethinking the term pesto. …
Read MoreHomemade Pesto
Almost every cuisine on our planet has found an important role for garlic and is among the oldest known horticultural crop. Egyptian and Indian cultures referred to garlic 5000 years ago and by the Chinese 2000 years ago. Pesto hails from the northern region of Liguria and is a Ligurian superstar! Pasta isn’t the only…
Read MoreCedar Plank Grilled Mushroom Stacks
John and I barbeque all year round and when Spring and Summer arrive, it’s full on. Our barbeque gets used on a weekly basis so it’s not unusual to see me out on our back deck firing up the barbie. I love it…less mess for me to clean up! I’ve been noticing more and more…
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