This Prosciutto Burrata Asparagus Salad not only has two of my favorite foods to come from Italy – Prosciutto and Burrata, it also has roasted asparagus, sliced Campari tomatoes, cantaloupe, baby arugula and dollops of creamy homemade pesto. Is it a salad? Appetizer? Antipasto? Doesn’t really matter what you call it, just pile it all…
Chicken Pesto Pasta Bake
Pasta. Pesto. Cheese. Chicken. Mushrooms. Spinach. This Chicken Pesto Pasta Bake has all those yummy ingredients combined for one creamy, gooey, big bite of comfort! And…for all you cooks out there wondering what to do with some leftover turkey you’re probably going to have later this week, here’s an alternative to turkey soup! Just replace…
Shrimp Corn Tomato Salad with Pesto
Picture this… fresh, crisp, sweet corn kernels that pop in your mouth. Red, ripe juicy tomatoes. Delicious basil pesto. Are your taste buds excited? This Shrimp Corn Tomato Salad with Pesto has it all! Corn and tomatoes are a couple of my absolute favorite summertime veggies. Even though you can get corn and tomatoes year…
Pasta with Chicken Meatballs
Here we go again. Another quick, easy and delicious creation using up random ingredients from the refrigerator. I love making a meal out of leftover ingredients, do you?. This time, I had a few meatballs, some sauces and some cheese so it made perfect sense to throw it all together in a casserole. Out came…
Roasted Tomato Soup with Pesto and Grilled Cheese Croutons
You know those big containers of grape tomatoes you can get at Costco? Well, I’m a sucker for them. Problem is I can never seem to use them up fast enough before they start to wrinkle unless I have a recipe already planned for them. And that’s what happened this last time I purchased them….
Antipasto Skewers
I’m not a big fan of the standard veggie and dip platter at parties. If I’m at a party I don’t want “diet” food, I want to splurge a little! I know many people feel the same since carrots and celery always seems to be the last stuff eaten. However, with all the entertaining I’ve…
Low Carb Pizza Crust
Apparently I’m late to the low carb “Oopsie” bread party. I’m not sure why after several years of on and off low carb eating that I am just now discovering this low carb alternative to bread. A quick search on the internet shows it’s made the rounds for a while. So what the heck, let’s add…
My Favorite Pesto
This Pesto recipe is my absolute favorite…in fact, I’ve been told by many people that it’s their favorite as well. A long time ago, back in the early 1990s, we were stationed in Philadelphia. A friend of a friend (I don’t even remember who) gave me a delicious Pesto recipe and I’ve been making every…
