I made my own pesto sauce! Man does homemade pesto taste so much fresher than that store bought stuff. It’s so easy to make too, just Pine Nuts, Basil, Olive Oil, Garlic and Parmesean Cheese. If you have one of those fancy food processor’s good for you because I don’t. I used my Blendtec– I…
Month: March 2012
Chili-Spiced Chicken Soup
For this rainy day I thought I’d make a tasty Chicken Soup and I found this Chili Spiced version from Cooking Light. This is not spicy so if your looking for some real heat double up on the Chili Powder or use Indian Chili Powder. I decided instead of making the presentation of it look…
Eggplant and Goat Cheese Sandwich
I glanced at this recipe several times and finally after reading all of the 5 star reviews I decided I must give it a try. I see what all the hype is about as this is now one of my favorite sandwiches. I’m loving the pesto, goat cheese, eggplant and red bell peppers… ahh yes…
Irish Car Bomb Brownies
After having my 13 month old crawl up my leg and my 4 1/2 year old singing the same song over and over again as I was making these brownie’s the distraction actually made me forget to add the Guinness to the brownies. How dare I right? Probably the most important ingredient and yet I…
Bacon and Wild Mushroom Risotto with Baby Spinach
I’ve made Risotto several times now and I find it to be of an acquired taste, I’m starting to like it more as I play around with the flavors that go into it. What I like about this new recipe is the use of Spinach, Mushrooms and bacon as this makes for really tasty…
Ahi Tuna Tartare with Avocado, Crispy Shallots & Soy Dressing
I’ve become an addict to pinning on Pinterest and I discovered some really great looking recipes on there that I’d like to try. So I created this Recipes to Try pinboard and I can’t wait to tackle that thing. This is where this lovely recipe was pulled from. I love Ahi Tuna so when I…