Homemade marinara sauce comes together quickly using canned tomatoes and has wonderful depth of flavor from garlic, red wine, and fresh herbs that you just cannot get from store-bought. Use this marinara sauce recipe as a base for your Italian-inspired dishes or even just for a simple spaghetti night dinner. This recipe was first posted…
Sun-dried Tomato Basil Turkey Two Ways: Loaf and Burgers!
This Sun-dried Tomato Basil Turkey Two Ways post is a two-fer! Two recipes for the price of the one click it took for you to get here. And the reason it is a two-fer is because I first made the turkey burgers, then I went to make them again and didn’t have buns. …Be flexible….
Chicken and Bowtie Pasta with Lemon and Herbs {Healthy Week Lunch Series}
Chicken and Bowtie Pasta with Lemon and Herbs Carb loading. This is such an abused practice and used so often the night before running a 5K as an excuse to load up on a huge plate full of pasta. What most people don’t realize is that it takes a couple days to replenish your glycogen tank…
Tomato, Basil & Boursin Pizza
We are heading out tomorrow for a family weekend away, and I needed to make something quick tonight while packing and such. That, and I just wanted a new excuse to cook with Boursin cheese. Tomato, Basil & Boursin Pizza 1 thin, precooked pizza shell (I get mine at a local gourmet shop. They are The…
Smoked Orange Basil Salmon
Healthy, versatile, affordable – salmon is awesome and we eat lots of it! It is so funny to me that growing up in Massachusetts, we never had salmon. Or mussels or shrimp. We didn’t have to I guess – we had lobster. ….Anyway, I wanted to do something different with salmon, so I decided to…
Blackberry Basil Galette with Lemon Cream
Flaky crust, creamy sweet cream layer, beautiful juicy berries, and topped off with a luscious lemon whipped cream. This Blackberry Basil Galette with Lemon Cream is the perfect ending for a datenight, anniversary, or Valentine’s romantic meal. I can’t explain it but I’ve been thinking about making a galette for months. There’s something just so seriously…
Tomato Basil Dressing
This is a beautiful summer side when you’re looking for something different. Goes great especially with roasted chicken as shown. Tomato Basil Dressing 1 can chicken broth 1/2 c half and half or cream 2 eggs 5 c stale baguette or ciabatta bread cubes 3 c halved grape or cherry tomatoes (see *Note) 8 oz fresh…
Orange Basil Brown Rice Pilaf
Here’s a very easy, super healthy brown rice recipe! Orange Basil Brown Rice Pilaf 2 c prepared brown rice (see my Perfect Brown Rice recipe!) 1 large onion, diced 1 t extra virgin olive oil juice of 1 orange (~1/2 c) zest of a quarter of an orange 4 T fresh basil leaves, rolled and…
Bacon-Wrapped Shrimp with Crab Stuffing and Lemon Basil Cream
This recipe below is one I adapted from a Paula Deen recipe – and this one I love (especially since I’ve cut some of the fat). Crab-stuffed shrimp, wrapped in bacon, served with a beautiful lemon basil cream? YES!! Note: also pictured above are my Cream Cheese Smashed Potatoes. Print Bacon-Wrapped Shrimp with Crab…
Grilled Pesto Chicken with Basil Cream Linguine
***UPDATED RECIPE AND PHOTOS HERE*** One of my favorite recipes! Grilled Pesto Chicken with Basil Cream Linguine chicken breast cutlets, pounded to ¼-in thickness kosher salt sliced prosciutto (1 per cutlet) Basil Pesto 2 T olive oil 2 cloves garlic, minced ¼ t fresh cracked pepper fresh linguine Basil Cream (recipe follows) Heat the grill…
Basil Pesto
Pesto is one of those things that is just light-years better when it’s made fresh. I’ll use store-bought in a pinch, but there really is no substitute for homemade! The batch in these photos is special too! This is the first batch I ever made with my own basil that I started from seed and…
Tomato Basil Quiche
I adore this recipe. Honestly, I feel actual affection for this dish. Easy, delicious, pretty, it can even be made a day ahead. Tomato Basil Quiche 1 recipe Perfect Pie Crust 2 c chopped tomatoes 1 t kosher salt 1-2 T fresh basil, sliced into thin slivers (chiffonade) 1/8 t fresh cracked pepper ½ c chopped…
Sundried Tomato Basil Finishing Butter for Steak or Salmon
Just slice off a round of this compound butter and place on top of your prepared steak or salmon. So good! Sundried Tomato Basil Finishing Butter for Steak or Salmon 1/2 stick unsalted butter, room temperature 2 T finely chopped sundried tomatoes 1 T chopped fresh basil good pinch kosher salt 1 t minced garlic…
Three Cheese Braciole
Here is a classic …inexpensive, relatively easy, and so so special. The sauce is especially exquisite. Homemade marinara, slow cooked with a stuffed steak – it is pure magic. So obviously, this dish must be served with bread for dipping in this amazing sauce! I have made this over the years with both flank steak…