With the heat of the summer still attacking Vancouver, I decided to try some of Food Network Magazine‘s recipes for pestos. I started with Lemon Zucchini which pleasantly surprised me. There are many to choose from that use kale or are definitely not Italian-inspired like the Vietnamese or West African recipes but I wanted something […]
Food Network Magazine’s Lemon Zucchini Pesto
I have been looking for some foodie inspiration lately for summer dishes and so I turned to Food Network Magazine. Look at that ice cream cake on the cover of the July/August 2016 issue! How could I resist? The Inspiration The best part of purchasing the magazine was discovering the 50 Pestos insert that was inside. Summer […]
Forgiveness Friday
Remember my seriously negative experience with Barilla’s Pronto One Pan No Boil No Drain Pasta? I have made two great discoveries. One: if you BOIL it for 10 minutes it comes out perfectly, just as I suspected. Which is good because I did not want to compost all that pasta. Two: the company kind of rocks […]
Barilla’s Pronto One Pan No Boil No Drain Pasta – Penne
I was intrigued when I heard about Barilla’s new Pronto pasta. A pasta that you make in one pan, that does not require boiling or draining? What???? So I said yes to their offer to send me their penne, rotini and macaroni. Here is the photo on Instagram the moment they arrived. Product Testing To a large pan […]
