Delicio Recipe List

Our 90-plus degrees over the past few weeks has really heated up the herbs in my patio planter. It went from this:                     To this: As you can see, my basil has grown into a MONSTER! Time to make my college roommate's famous recipe: Lari's Tomato Basil Pie Pie innards 3 to 4 Roma tomatoes sliced about 3/4 cup mayonnaise 1 cup plus 1/2 cup shredded mozzarella cheese 1/2 cup freshly grated Parmesan cheese 1 cup loosely packed basil leaves heaping TBS of minced garlic in jar Crust 1 sleeve Ritz crackers 1/2 cup Kraft Parmesan cheese (In green canister) 5 Tbs. melted butter Start by slicing tomatoes and laying the slabs on several layers of paper towels to absorb the moisture. Now, make the crust. Smash up the Ritz crackers. I did this in my food processor, but you can put them in a large Ziplock bag and crush crackers with a rolling pin. In a bowl, mix in a half cup of the Kraft Parme...

Thougt I'd share my basic pesto recipe because it is so versataile in other recipes I will be sharing in upcoming blogs and a great way to use the summer basil from your garden. Jill's Basic Pesto 1 1/2 cups packed fresh basil leaves 1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese (I buy a big canister at Sam's Club) 1/4 cup chopped walnuts (You can use pine nuts or almonds instead) Heaping teaspoon minced or chopped garlic from the jar. (Found in produce area by fresh garlic bulbs. I LOVE garlic, but add to your taste) 1/2 cup olive oil Rinse fresh basil and remove leaves from stems. Put all ingredients except for the olive oil in your food processor. If you don't have a food processor, use your blender. Pulse until it's chopped up like this: Remove the little stopper from the lid of your food processor or blender. While pulsing, stream olive oil in through the hole. (It was difficult trying to stream, hold the pulse button down with my belly and take a picture at the same time. Pl...