Tag: pesto

Mel’s Springtime Pesto

.Reading time 4 minutes.

  By now you know that I have a love for that beautiful green sauce called Pesto. Since its late spring in Texas and my Basil is growing wildly out of control right now many of my recent posts have had something to do with this delightful sauce. So I figured what’s the harm in […]

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Mel’s Cheese and Pesto Homemade Ravioli

.Reading time 6 minutes.

  Ravioli…. Oh those delicious little pillows of pasta filled with cheese. Who doesn’t love ravioli? So of course on my pasta making adventure this past week homemade Ravioli was on the list of things to make. I did just a simple ricotta cheese filling then I packed in the flavor with…. You guessed it […]

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Mel’s “Mean Green” Chicken Florentine Lasagna

.Reading time 7 minutes.

This past week I have been on an adventure making homemade pasta dough. One of the first pasta dishes I made this week was my take on Northern Italian Lasagna. This is a béchamel base lasagna is packed full of sautéed spinach, chicken, pesto, and all topped off with a nice cheesy crust. The lasagna […]

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Basil, Basil, Everywhere…

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  It’s late spring in Texas and the sweet basil is growing like crazy in my garden so that means its time to start making pesto. To say that I love pesto would be an understatement, the freshness from the herbs, the slight kick from the garlic, the nutty flavor from the pine nuts, and […]

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