13 Tuesday Oct 2015
Posted in casseroles & comfort food, chicken, gluten free, love to cook, low-carb
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basil pesto, chicken, marinara sauce, mozzarella cheese, parmesan cheese, ricotta cheese, spaghetti squash
Spaghetti {Squash} Pie with Basil Pesto Chicken is a low carb, gluten free alternative to a spaghetti pie casserole. The ingredients are layered lasagna style and every bite delivers wonderful flavor. Continue reading »
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28 Saturday Feb 2015
Posted in appetizers, gluten free, Italian, love to cook, Mediterranean
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artichoke hearts, basil pesto, cream cheese, mozzarella cheese, parmesan cheese, roasted red peppers, sundried tomatoes
We brought 7-Layer Hot Italian Dip along with a bottle of red and white Italian wines to a happy-hour party recently. We stepped outside the comfort zone on the wines, perhaps this is a chance to discover a new favorite. Continue reading »
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23 Monday Feb 2015
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basil pesto, carrot, celery, chicken broth, garlic, onion, tomatoes
All my favorite soups begin the same way….with a classic Mirepoix (onion, carrot and celery). For our Cream of Tomato Soup, the mirepoix is primarily a flavor enhancer. In the end it’s pureed, but I couldn’t help but leave some texture in our creamy bowl of comfort. Continue reading »
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05 Thursday Jun 2014
Posted in appetizers, Italian, love to cook
Arancini {with Basil Pesto & Marinara Sauce}
I was the girl who grew up eating my spaghetti with butter and parmesan cheese. No red sauce for this kid. I even scraped the sauce off pizza before eating it. Over time I fell in love with Alfredo Sauce but still avoided tomato based sauces for the most part. It was all about white sauce in our home, with lasagna and occasionally meatballs being an exception. This all changed on Christmas Day. Continue reading »
7,949 total views, 3 views today
05 Monday May 2014
Posted in appetizers, gluten free, healthy choices, love to cook, Share the Love, vegetarian, Weight Watchers
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I have a treasured folder where I keep paper copies of recipes. Some jotted down on scratch paper, others torn from magazines, and lots printed from the pages of fellow bloggers I admire. This morning I found this Italian White Bean Dip recipe that I had torn from a Weight Watchers hand out….months ago. Time to revisit. Continue reading »
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24 Monday Feb 2014
Posted in gluten free, healthy choices, Italian, love to cook, side dishes, vegetarian
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Baked Potato {with Tomatoes, Basil Pesto & Fresh Mozzarella}.
Fresh Basil Pesto might as well be classified as butter. Because when you spoon it onto a piping hot potato, it melts into amazing. Now add fresh diced tomato and shredded mozzarella. This might just be as good to me as say Pizza Margherita with a Perfectly Baked Potato crust. Continue reading »
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07 Friday Jun 2013
Posted in chicken, herbs, oils & spices, love to cook
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When life gives you basil, make pesto. When life gives you a whole roaster chicken and pesto…bingo. Get happy. Whole Roasted Basil Pesto Chicken. Continue reading »
17,561 total views, 7 views today
28 Tuesday May 2013
Posted in Italian, love to cook, pasta, seafood
Pan Seared Sea Scallops with Basil Pesto Pasta.
Fill my pasta bowl with capellini tossed in fresh Basil Pesto and I am one happy camper. Top it with pan seared scallops and I’m liable to do a back flip. Something I’d regret in the morning. Continue reading »
18,009 total views, 16 views today