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Pesto Tortellini Salad - An Easy Tortellini Pasta Salad

This easy Pesto Tortellini Salad is just the thing for satisfying summer dish without a lot of fuss. I feel tortellini pasta salad is more like a meal than regular pasta salads are, yet it works great as a side dish too. I like serving it mixed with a generous handful of torn romaine as well... so refreshing! Pesto Tortellini Salad - How it is so Easy This Pesto Tortellini Pasta Salad is about the easiest pasta salad I make. It is just three ingredients! This is a great recipe to Continue Reading

Pineapple Lemonade

What could be more refreshing than a nice pitcher of Pineapple Lemonade on a hot summer day. Not much I say. Making Pineapple Lemonade The process of making this fresh pineapple lemonade is really quite easy. You just need fresh fruit, brown sugar and water. Although this type of lemonade could be made with pineapple juice rather than freshly chopped pineapple I prefer the results with the fruit. Here is a quick visual walk through of making a batch of this refreshing beverage. Full Continue Reading

Chicken Dinner Pasta Salad : Easy Weeknight Recipe

This quick and easy Chicken Pasta Salad with canned chicken mimics a chicken dinner, but takes just a few minutes to make and since it is served cold is perfect for these sweltering summer days we are having right now. Chicken Pasta Salad Dinner In the dog days of summer, I am not a fan of slaving over a hot pot or doing much baking. I want quick convenient meals that my fussy daughter will actually eat. It is also a big plus if a meal is easy tote around. We like to eat out in our gazebo Continue Reading

Hot Chili Pesto Shrimp

As soon as I tried the feisty Hot Chili Pesto sauce from our sponsor Filippo Berio, I immediately wanted to try it with seafood. The spicy sauce is based on an old Roman recipe and bursting with flavor. Due to the piquancy of the pesto I kept ingredients to a minimum in this Hot Chili Pesto Shrimp Recipe. It is simply wild American shrimp, diced sweet onions and a little olive oil. The great thing about this line of pesto sauces is the intense gourmet flavor we can get so easily. Hot Chili Continue Reading

Red White and Blue Ice Cream Sandwiches - Easy Patriotic Dessert

These cute red, white & blue ice cream sandwich cookies are an easy patriotic dessert everyone will love... especially the kids. Making Red White & Blue Ice Cream Sandwich Cookies These patriotic ice cream sandwiches are simple to make. After all, who has time around the holiday to be fussy about things. This is all you need for ingredients you need to make this dessert for the 4th of July. Make the sugar cookie dough, roll it and cut out rounds. Place on baking sheet Continue Reading

Grilled Tomato Ricotta Pesto Vegetable Bruschetta

This Grilled Tomato Ricotta Pesto Vegetable Bruschetta featuring amazing pesto from our sponsor Filippo Berio is an easy flavor packed Italian dish that is perfect for summer entertaining. It also makes a great meatless meal for the family. Grilled Tomato Ricotta Pesto Vegetable Bruschetta This bruschetta is a great way to make use of summer vegetables, such as zucchini. While I selected zucchini, yellow summer squash, sweet onions, sweet red peppers and mushroom, most vegetables suitable Continue Reading