We often grill sirloin steaks for dinner. When I don't have the ingredients to make Mom’s Mystery Marinade we use on our flank steaks, I've started making a new favorite pesto variation as our replacement topping.I always have plenty of containers of slivered almonds in my pantry(for Mom’s Mango Chutney Chicken Salad and her awesome Venezuelan Cole Slaw) so I decided to add them to the original basil pesto recipe, in addition to some plum tomatoes.Tomatoes sliced and readyThe tomatoes and almonds add a subtle fruity flavor and slight … [Read more...]
Perfect Pesto
June 21, 2013 By Leave a Comment
(If you are reading the post via RSS feed, you will need to click over to the site to view the video) You probably already guessed that I'd post about Pesto at least once this summer. After all, homemade Pesto sauce is my family's favorite new spread! We now add it to everything from pasta, to eggs, to sandwiches; we're always looking for more ways of integration. What's the best part about pesto? There aren't many ingredients involved and, it freezes well. So, you can do what we did when we learned to make pesto: make an obscene … [Read more...]
Fava Bean Pesto Soup
December 9, 2012 By Leave a Comment
It's Seriously Soup day today, featuring one of my favorite bloggers, Serena, who authors a blog called Seriously Soupy. Serena started Seriously Soupy as a creative outlet for herself after her first daughter was born, which combined her passion for cooking with an interest in learning more about soups and soup making. Since it started, she has given soup tours and taught soup classes and has a catalog of over 100 soups on the site! You can join Serena on her Soupy journey at SeriouslySoupy.com and twice a month you can find her here, at My … [Read more...]
Video: How to Make Pesto
November 30, 2012 By 5 Comments
if you're viewing this through RSS feed or email, click over to site to view video Pesto sauce is my family's favorite new spread! We now add it to everything from pasta, to eggs, to sandwiches; we're always looking for more ways of integration. This summer, we had a similar epiphany with pesto as we did with guacamole: there's no need to waste money purchasing store-bought containers. It is SO easy to make at home and it tastes unbelievable. What's the best part about pesto? There aren't many ingredients involved and, it freezes well. … [Read more...]
