BIZZY BAKES

During a visit to Mary's of One Perfect Bite , I came across this recipe although her's used whole wheat pasta while mine is gluten-free.  This does not change the recipe.  Each of followed the directions on our packages of pasta.  The rest of the meal should be the same except.......... Pesto originally was made in Genoa. Italy.  The traditional pesto is made up of basil, garlic, pine nuts, olive oil and Parmesan.  That was the first kind, I made.  To my surprise, I found pesto with a multitude of vegetables and nuts.  The word, pesto, comes from a pestle because it was made, using a pestle and mortar. A pesto is versatile and can be used in a multitude of ways.  I like it on a baked potato with some vegetables on top.  Then comes the pesto to pull it all together. Try it on pizza.  Nowadays, we see the many faces of pizza and no longer do we have a limited choice in toppings or sauces.  We see white pizza, red pizza and green p...

This week, at Craving Ellie in My Belly, Ellie selected the recipe of the week.  This is exciting for all of us.  In the end, I almost did not make it because of my schedule and I was disappointed and then tonight, I realized, I could fit it in.  I am glad, I did.  Ellie's recipes are generally well accepted in our home and this one also was. I was sure, my husband, was not going to like this since he is not a great fan of roasted tomatoes but mixed with the Parmesan, basil and almonds, it turned into something much better and he even commented of the fine flavor of the dish.  Ellie has another success. This called for wheat spaghetti and I, of course, used brown rice pasta, to accommodate the needs of my husband.  I don't know, anymore, if food tastes better if it has gluten.  Of course, I do eat at outside events but I am not seeing a difference in the food.  I also did not use the garlic but used garlic rice vinegar in place of the wine vinega...