Articles tagged: basil
recipe: Yellow squash stuffed with vegetables and cheese makes a light summer supper
Posted: Aug 22, 2012Since I don't have my own vegetable garden this year — with the exception of one ghost pepper plant, as well as a huge and thriving horseradish root from my friend Deborah — I have ... Read more »
Recipe: Make a hazelnut pesto for this delicious summer Pasta Caprese
Posted: Jun 21, 2012One of my favorite flavors of summer is a bright, tangy pesto sauce. I can usually make it from ingredients I already have in my pantry and the bounty of basil blooming in my garden. ... Read more »
recipe: When life gives you strawberries, make strawberry basil sorbet
Posted: Jun 13, 2012The problem with perfectly ripe, just-picked, dripping with juices strawberries - and this really is the one and only problem - is that they have a very short shelf life. Once you get them home, you need to eat them or process them pretty quickly. Read more »
Home & Garden: Pre-order heirloom tomatoes, basil, and peppers through April 21 from Project Grow Plant Sale
Posted: Apr 16, 2012Project Grow will host its annual plant sale on May 12 and May 19 outside the People's Food Co-Op in Ann Arbor. If you want to make sure you get a certain variety, or don't ... Read more »
recipe: Red pepper, spinach and feta risotto is a rich and naturally gluten-free recipe
Posted: Feb 29, 2012My fabulous blogging buddies Judee (Gluten-Free A-Z Blog) and Judy (Cranberry Morning) suggested feta cheese and basil pesto, respectively, as items they wanted me to use in creating an appetizer for my "Chopped" challenge, in which I had ... Read more »
Michigan defense seeking consistency before hitting the road
Posted: Sep 30, 2011The Michigan football team is unbeaten and ranked No. 19 entering Big Ten play, yet that's not good enough for coach Brady Hoke. He's looking for better consistency, particularly on defense, as the Wolverines (4-0) ... Read more »
Recipe: Deconstructed tomato pesto fettucini highlights the flavor of fresh tomatoes
Posted: Sep 20, 2011This time of the year, for anyone who has a reasonable size garden, is both awesome and overwhelming. The garden is bursting with perfectly ripe peppers, tomatoes, beans, tomatillos, egg plants, broccoli, not to mention ... Read more »
recipe: Angel Hair Pasta with Purple Basil as flavorful as it is colorful
Posted: Aug 17, 2011Okay, once again I'm going to seem pretentious. But Tom and I made a fabulous pasta dish over the weekend, and simply calling it "Angel Hair Pasta with Purple Basil" does not begin to do ... Read more »
Fresh Mozzarella and Tomatoes with Pesto Oil an ideal recipe for ripe August produce
Posted: Aug 11, 2011Peggy Lampman's Thursday dinnerFeed Mozzarella, freshly made a few hours ago, vine-ripened tomatoes, harvested from a nearby farm, fresh garden basil leaves plucked from their stems in the wee hours of daylight... Have I bored ... Read more »
gardening: A tip for bushier basil plants: prune more aggressively
Posted: Aug 09, 2011One of the unexpected benefits of participating in the Master Gardener course through the MSU Extension Office has been the group of gardening friends that I have made. This summer, working with fellow gardeners on ... Read more »
Recipe: Melon Salad with Thai Basil and Ginger a bright taste of summer
Posted: Jul 20, 2011This salad is perfect for cooling down after a day of Art Fair street pounding. It's a favorite fruit salad I often make using Thai basil from my garden. Read more »
Recipe: Basil Parmesan Triangles a savory take on shortbread
Posted: Jul 13, 2011My fellow Michigan Lady Food Bloggers and I are participating in a Spice Rack Challenge: Each of us is posting a recipe using the month's featured ingredient, then there will be a round-up of all ... Read more »
recipe: Fettuccine with basil pesto and baby zucchini comes together quickly when pesto is made ahead
Posted: Jun 28, 2011Peggy Lampman's Tuesday dinnerFeed I made pesto on Friday and plenty remains to make an easy supper this evening. When there's a batch of homemade pesto in my fridge, I could easily eat well — ... Read more »
recipe: Basil Pesto recipe benefits from roasting pine nuts and garlic
Posted: Jun 24, 2011Peggy Lampman's Friday dinnerFeed I'm sure there are one-hundred million recipes for basil pesto online, but indulge me as I throw mine into the ring. I can't call this a "classic" basil pesto, otherwise I ... Read more »
Have basil? Make pesto sauce
Posted: Oct 08, 2009Fresh pesto is quick and easy to make, and has much better flavor than store bought jars of pesto. What's more, it's a great way to use up any basil from the garden before the ... Read more »
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