Tag Archives: pesto

Multigrain Penne with Hazelnut Pesto, Green Beans and Parmesan

This recipe honestly surprised me! I’ve tried similar recipes with parsley pesto and they always end up tasting too ‘green’ to me… Very hard to palate for an extended period of time. This recipe tasted fresh but didn’t have the grassy flavor I was expecting. I think the lemon zest gave it such a great [...]

Baked Ziti with Spinach and Tomatoes (and Sausage!)

I made this recipe Saturday for a potluck dinner on Saturday night and had so many requests for the recipe that I thought I’d go ahead and post the recipe here for all to see.  I picked it because it had so few ingredients and I thought I could increase the proportions to serve more people. [...]

Do you have more summer veggies than you know what to do with?

Than this recipe is for you! (Car salesman Beth is done at this point forward.) This is delicious and so beautiful! I loved all of the colors from the different vegetables. I used both squash and zuchinni and used those beautiful heirloom tomatoes too. It tastes like summer! Recipe for Orzo with Grilled Shrimp, Summer [...]