I got the base recipe for this pesto in a package of goodies from a favorite local farm, The Mason Jar Farm (which is in Enumclaw, Washington). Easy enough to change the pine nuts to sunflower seeds - and I prefer it with the faintly sweet sunflower, rather than the more astringent flavor of pine… Continue reading Sunflower Pesto Sauce
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Parmesan Cheese Sauce
After stopping by one of my favorite farms last week, I came home with a lot of fresh vegetables. Early season broccoli, new potatoes, summer squash...so I set out to making a dinner with it all, with a simple lightly flavored cheese sauce to ladle on top. It was simple. It was delicious. Parmesan Cheese… Continue reading Parmesan Cheese Sauce
Single Serving Petite Pea Soup
Camilla V. Saulsbury is one of my favorite cookbook authors, and 250 Best Meals in a Mug: Delicious Homemade Microwave Meals in Minutes is a fun book to wander through. All one needs is a microwave and a large microwave safe mug - and an appetite. This is the cookbook for solo eaters, dorm livers,… Continue reading Single Serving Petite Pea Soup
Summer Squash & Basil Pasta
Let me brag for a second. My basil is amazing this year. That means I am sure it will flop over in the night, since I just bragged 😛 I can grow most anything, but basil and me....we don't do well together. I almost always kill it via root rot. Well, this year? My 4… Continue reading Summer Squash & Basil Pasta