Basil Pesto Wagu Ciriola Sandwich

We all love a good sandwich, particularly when assembled on the best of breads – crusty on the outside and soft and chewy on the inside, and then slathered with aromatic basil, thin slices of Wagu Bresaola, and a hint of fresh mozzarella cheese. Slightly warm, barely melted…where are you-here or in your dreams? Basil…

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Pesto Sourdough Bread

A freshly baked loaf of sourdough bread (using 100 year old sourdough starter, of course) is such a clever way to create contrasting flavors and textures. A crispy, oven browned crust with a soft and tender center filled with pockets of aromatic and seasoned pesto is a buttery, nutty, basil infused bread treat! Serve this…

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Pesto Salmon En Papillote & Pepper Mashed Potatoes

Fish En Papillote. Don’t you feel fancy just saying it? Despite what its elegant name might suggest, this method of baking fish in parchment paper packets is one of the easiest, most foolproof methods to cook fish. Fish cooked en papillote (which is French for “in paper” and is pronounced ahn-pa-pee-yawt) means to bake fish inside of a…

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Creamy Pesto Shrimp

Absolutely salivating and amazing recipes have no need to be complex.In fact, when things take longer than 30 minutes to prepare, or require a laundry list of ingredients, I’m usually checked out from the start. Those are not for me. I’m all about simplicity, but I’m also all about intense, unique, and extraordinary flavor. That’s…

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Christmas Pastry Pesto Swirl

Christmas is here – in all its glory. The presents are wrapped, the stockings are hung, the spices are mulling… …and you’re needing one more beautiful savory item for the table. easy as pie – puff pastry pie Preheat the oven to 375 degrees. Lay one sheet of thawed puff pastry dough over a spring…

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Spicy Sweet Pepper Cashew Bruschetta

I am totally in love with tiny sweet little bell peppers. I like bell peppers in general, but the little ones are just too cute – and incredibly sweet. Particularly when roasted… Yum! Other than simply devouring a pound or two on their own, I though carefully of how I could pair that natural bright…

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Sweet Beets and Lemon Pesto

It seems rather silly to allow for a giant amount of Lemon Pistachio Pesto to go to waste. (The recipe makes a ton). And, it also seems a bit frivolous to cook only one measly beet for a pasta recipe. Thus, we have a combination of leftover to create something entirely new. Smashed sweet potatoes, roasted…

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Peanut Butter Pesto

Yes, that’s right. The smooth, creamy, buttery, and salty goodness of freshly ground peanut butter AND the savory, green deliciousness of pesto all in one. What could be more enticing? Well, the addition of sharp cheddar cheese, believe it or not. Yes, peanut butter and cheddar (or almond butter for that matter) with the umami…

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Blistered Baby Eggplant Puree with Savory Whip

I love how I’ve gained such a reputation as one who will take any and all items of fresh produce off your hands. I’m gifted with fresh veggies from over bountiful gardens, as well as the over bountiful refrigerators and grocery baskets of frequent travelers. I feel pretty lucky. This week’s booty was that of…

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Burgundy Basil Butter

In beloved Brian’s words: “Can you put this on a burger?” “I’d eat that on a cracker!” It’s Burgundy Basil Butter ~ a smorgasbord of veggies, herbs, and downright deliciousness. Hunkered down behind a computer screen, editing repetitive documents for a week at a time, I had a hankering to get back in the kitchen…

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