Basil parmesan cheese :

three-cheese stuffed shells with meaty tomato sauce

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Last week Marc and I spent a few days between Christmas and New Years Eve on the Minnesota North Shore with some friends.  When I thought back on the trip, I realized that a lot of it could be summed up by numbers.  So here[...]

italian meatballs w/simple tomato sauce

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Last night I decided to betray my mom (sorry!) and try a new meatball recipe. I'm used to the basic, old school kind that's really just ground beef, breadcrumb and egg. Well, let me tell y'all, this new version really sent me for a loop. They[...]

Hey Pesto!

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I ended up having to hand chop most of this because my blender gave up. 3 different types of home grown basil (including the infamous lemon basil), toasted pine nuts, garlic, parmesan cheese, olive oil and a splash of lemon juice. Definitely[...]

Pesto Risotto

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Pesto Risotto Backstory   After returning from dinner on a recent Friday night with some friends, I showed them my blog. When they came to the post for my Italian Sausage, Red Pepper and Mushroom Risotto recipe, my wife repeated that[...]

That?s Amore!

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I am so grateful to have advanced to the fifth round of Project Food Blog! Thank you everyone who voted for me! I appreciate the support of my loyal readers and new friends. ?One recipe, 100 variations! We're challenging each of you to put[...]

pasta primavera

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As Sunday was the last official day of Spring, and as I was totally craving some pasta for dinner (it had been DAYS), what could be better suited than a pasta primavera? This does happen to be one of those rare Italian dishes that I don't[...]

A+ Lemon Chicken

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Help The Students Event: Day 18 Happy Friday!  It is hard to believe that the end of the month is drawing so near.  Does anybody else feel that September flew by?  I cannot believe it.  Lots of action over here so I[...]

The Presto Pesto!

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Ready to spice up your sandwich or pasta? This super quick, easy, and extremely tasty Pesto will rock your socks! I don't have a fancy-shmancy food processor {again, taking donations}... but I do have something similar. It's sort of an[...]

Italian Pesto Recipe

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Photo credit : _e.t Italian Pesto Recipe (Serves 3-4) Ingredients 25g fresh basil leaves 2 juicy garlic cloves 25g pine nuts 150ml extra-virgin olive oil 50g Parmesan cheese, grated finely (optional) Method 1 Place the[...]

Penne Pasta with Pesto

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This is a meal you can whip up within a matter of minutes! I took the pesto recipe from my Family Circle Recipe Encyclopaedia Cook book and chose to serve it on penne pasta, but whatever pasta you have in the pantry is fine.[...]