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Meatless Monday: Spinach Basil Pesto

When summer rolls around, one of the flavors I most look forward to (and miss during various other seasons) is fresh basil.  While my garden last year flourished beautifully, this year’s endeavors have been met with too much heat and … Continue reading

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Meatless Monday: Mushroom Pizza with Homemade Pesto and a No-Knead Crust

I posted a version of this pizza a couple months ago, but wanted to give it a revamping. Half the time when I make this pizza, I cannot decide what it is that works so well. Is the magic all … Continue reading

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Meatless Monday: Pesto Pasta Salad

We are into the swing of little league season, since Silas made the minor leagues this year. That generally means there are at least a couple games weekly, including one mid-week game. Not a huge deal, except those mid-week games … Continue reading

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Cashew Basil Pesto

When it comes to summer, one of my favorite widely available ingredients is fresh basil. In the last 6 years, I only successfully grew it once. This year, however, our garden is FILLED with all sorts of basil! Lemon basil, … Continue reading

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Chicken Seitan Tortellini and Pesto Soup

Let’s talk about persistence. In the last week, I’ve had the three recipes I’ve blogged, posted on Tastespotting, Foodgawker, and Healthy Aperture. One of those recipes came with two rejections, thus three submission attempts at each site… As well as … Continue reading

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Broccoli Pesto

Sometimes it gets close to dinner time and I find myself wandering through the kitchen, rifling through the cupboards, examining what vegetables and herbs are on hand, not exactly sure where dinner is going to be found. Lots of times … Continue reading

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Mortar & Pestle Ground Pesto

I’ve made pesto in a food processor before, but nearly incomparable to fresh hand-chopped and ground pesto. The aroma’s invigorating, the taste is happily intense, plus there’s the satisfaction of creating something delicious without a machine to impede on the … Continue reading

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Damn Good White Pizza

The truth is my pizza dough-making skills are almost as good as my sunken-center cake making skills.  So when the dough I make comes out stretchy and doughy, then bakes up both soft and crisp… I get very excited.  Seriously. … Continue reading

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