Fresh Basil is one of my favorite herbs! Here you’ll find tons of different ways to cook with basil, from summer classics like this Walnut Almond Pesto to creative desserts like Basil Balsamic Strawberry Shortcake Parfaits, and so much more!
Did you know that you can freeze basil? Freezing basil minimizes food waste and ensures you always have some on hand for soups, stews, sauces, and more! Check out this post that details how to freeze basil 4 ways, plus you’ll get access to 10+ basil recipes.
Freezing basil minimizes food waste and ensures you always have some on hand for soups, stews, sauces, and more! This post explains how to freeze basil 4 ways, plus you’ll get access to 10+ basil recipes.
Take advantage of summer’s colorful and delicious produce and make this Roasted Tomato Crostini with Walnut Almond Pesto and Goat Cheese. Crostini is a great summer appetizer to serve while sitting out on the patio in the evening. Re-sharing from the archives because we have tons of cherry tomatoes and fresh basil growing in our …
This Zucchini Tomato Basil Salad with Lemon Basil Vinaigrette is a light and refreshing summertime salad and perfect when your garden is exploding with tomatoes, basil, and zucchini in the later summer months. Click HERE to save this recipe for Zucchini Tomato Basil Salad! Cold Zucchini Salad Recipe I get so excited about all the …
Homemade Walnut Almond Pesto is the perfect way to use up the last of that summer garden basil. This Basil Pesto with Almonds and Walnuts freezes well to offer you summer flavor year round. Save this Walnut Almond Pesto recipe to Pinterest! Creating This Easy Pesto Recipe Summer is winding down and I kind of can’t …
Fresh, summertime vegetables are tossed in pesto and balsamic and cooked with boneless pork chops in this makeover version of the classic foil dinners from childhood. This recipe for Pesto Pork Chop and Summer Vegetable Foil Dinners was created in partnership with Smithfield. One of the summertime activities I loved doing when I was a kid was …
Chicken tenderloins are marinated in a summery basil kumquat vinaigrette and grilled, then served alongside grilled purple cauliflower steaks for a simple, yet inspired, summer dish. This recipe for Basil Kumquat Grilled Chicken Skewers with Cauliflower Steaks is created in partnership with Bertolli. Kevin and I have been hard at work with the finishing touches …
In these Basil Balsamic Strawberry Shortcake Parfaits, strawberries soaked in a sweet balsamic, basil syrup are layered with mini almond shortcakes, whipped cream, and sliced almonds for a delicious springtime dessert. This recipe for Shortcake Parfaits was created in partnership with Fisher Nuts. This post also contains affiliate links. As an Amazon Associate and member …
We have had so much rain lately. Thursday was the last day of school and it doesn’t even feel like summer. I’m so over it. I am majorly missing the sunshine. I’m ready to go to the pool with the kids, go on afternoon bike rides now that school is out, and to wear shorts …
I have mixed emotions about backyard gardening. I love the idea of it and I want so very much to have a thriving garden. By the time Summer rolls around, however, I am forced to admit every year that the garden my mind conjured up in the Spring isn’t quite as easy as I thought …
Isn’t it funny how sometimes the simplest things taste the best? For example: I LOVE (read: am obsessed with) oatmeal. Not fancy oatmeal either. Written by: Taylor Kiser of Food Faith Fitness A little bit of cinnamon, apples and just cook ‘er in the microwave, and I am one happy camper. I can eat it …
I pulled off the remaining leaves from my three basil plants the other day. It has gotten quite cool here (loving that!), so I didn’t think the plants would be around much longer. We are dipping down to around 40 degrees at night lately. I had just purchased a big container of sun dried tomatoes …
Use up abundant ripe summer tomatoes and basils in this tasty recipe for Roasted Tomato Caprese Salad. I picked up a batch of red grape tomatoes and yellow cherry tomatoes at the grocery store last week. They were so beautiful, I couldn’t help it. I knew it was more than we really needed so we …
With only 2 weeks till we pull out of Albuquerque and head out to Colorado to settle in Boulder, I’ve got quite a lot on my plate. Please welcome the lovely Georgia Pellegrini, author of “Girl Hunter“, here for today’s guest post: Lemon Basil Ice Cream. Doesn’t this recipe sound perfect for the warmer months …
Right now I need easy food. Really, really easy food. You see we recently packed up a lot of the kitchen. We’re operating on an “essentials only” basis right now. And I don’t have a lot of time to cook. But I don’t want to give up eating well either! Enter these Herbed Ricotta and …
Can you guess what I love best about summer? I’ll give you a hint. It’s NOT the heat. I love all the fresh, delicious produce that is available and how easy it is to showcase those flavors. You don’t need a complicated recipe to show off ripe, red tomatoes and sweet garden basil. The previous …