Viewing entries tagged with 'pesto'
Vege Lasagne
Sounds dull doesn't it! Vege lasagne, It won't win awards for haute cuisine, but it does win awards in my book. What I'm looking for in a meal is something that tastes good, looks good, is nutritious, and is packed with fresh vegetables. This dish changes seasonally, is freezer friendly, child friendly, nutritious and delicious. I usually make two and divide one into single-sized portions to go in the freezer. For more details read the full post.
Tricia's Focaccia
Focaccia bread will always turn any meal into a special event.... it takes no time at all to make and it's super easy. Everyone loves this foccacia bread. Use it for a peasant lunch with salads, cheese and olives, or with dips like hummus, pesto and tapenade. For a main meal with soup, a hearty stew or with pasta to mop up the red sauce. If there is any left over in the morning my kids will toast it and use it under eggs for breakfast. I also use this bread as my pizza base. For focaccia vary the garnishes. My fave is fresh rosemary. Try black olives, sundried tomatoes, fresh sage leaves or caramelized onions. Rock salt is an absolute essential. You may have noticed from my other blogs that all my recipes are simple. I cannot be bothered making food so complicated you don't enjoy making it. Creating simple, delicious, healthy and visually appealing food is the name of the game in my kitchen. For my focaccia recipe read the full post.
Bountiful Basil and Perfect Pesto
Sweet Basil is a herb I plant in the garden without fail every Spring. Genovese basil is the main variety I plant as soon as the ground warms up. This is the variety I prefer to make into pesto. It's the regular basil, the one we are all familiar with. Bright green with shiny leaves, sweet and aromatic. Suddenly thinking.....why do I always make pesto out of Genovese basil? Mainly habit but also because it grows so well. The plants become huge. Each day I make sure I pick out all the developing flowering tops. This keeps the plants going right through until the first frosts. Basil plants are sun worshipers, don't need much watering and are wonderful companion plants for tomatoes. I love planting marigolds amongst the basil plants, just for the beauty of the colors. I do plant other varieties of basil as well. This year I included purple Cinnamon basil and Lemon basil. Lemon basil is my personal favourite for salads. Next season I'm going to try making some pesto out of Lemon basil. I would love to make pesto out of cilantro but I can't seem to get it to grow well enough, it always bolts to seed.
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