I recommend ALWAYS roasting some tomatoes and adding them to your pesto pasta dish. This was fabulous! I had some three week old tomatoes so I decided to use them. Homemade basil pasta with pine nuts, garlic, lemon zest, lemon juice, and a Parmesan Romano blend. Grilled seasoned chicken and toasted French baguette! Some extraContinue reading “Grilled Chicken with Pesto Pasta and Roasted Tomatoes”
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When Life Brings You Fennel, Make Fennel Fronds Pesto!
My new favorite “made from scratch” food. ‘Fragrant Fennel Fronds Pesto’. The garden we planted at an elderly friends is thriving, and so we have both been blessed already with the bounty of herbs and greens! Of course I can’t waste a thing..so I had to put them to use. It’s simple and only takes aboutContinue reading “When Life Brings You Fennel, Make Fennel Fronds Pesto!”
My Version – South Beach Shrimp Stir-Fry over Rice
This is certainly one of our most favorite recipes. It’s quick, simple, nutritions, and economical. Ingredients: 4 teaspoons olive oil, divided 2 tablespoons plus 1 1/2 teaspoons low-sodium soy sauce, divided 3 garlic cloves, minced 1 1/2 pounds medium peeled and deveined fresh or thawed frozen shrimp 2 tablespoons minced fresh ginger 8 ounces whiteContinue reading “My Version – South Beach Shrimp Stir-Fry over Rice”
Simple Quick Pasta – Olives, Garlic, Tomato and Chicken
This is one of our rotational dishes. It’s quick flavorful, and satisfying. We make it when we have abundance of fresh garden cherry tomatoes and when we don’t want to spend too much time in the kitchen prepping our dinner. Ingredients: 2 cloves minced garlic, Olive Oil, Tomatoes – fresh or canned, pitted olives, 2Continue reading “Simple Quick Pasta – Olives, Garlic, Tomato and Chicken”