This quick and easy linguine dish features a creamy raw spinach and avocado dressing, illuminated by garlic and lemon juice, perfect for spring. It can be enhanced with shrimp, chicken, or red pepper flakes.
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Pizza Chiena, also known as pizzagaina, is a savory pie filled with cured meats, cheeses, and eggs, traditionally enjoyed at Easter in Southern Italy. Each family has its unique recipe, reflecting heritage and tradition. This rich dish showcases culinary resourcefulness and evokes nostalgia, celebrating love and togetherness during Pasqua.
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Asparagus is a versatile spring vegetable with health benefits and culinary appeal. This recipe features roasted asparagus in a robust pesto, complemented by crunchy lettuce and cheese tortellini. As a supporting ingredient, pasta acts as a filler and adds an element of the unexpected.
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“With just 2 essential ingredients, strawberries and sugar, you can make this incredibly luscious and simple homemade sorbet to celebrate the strawberry harvest.” Homemade strawberry sorbet is easier to make than you might think. With strawberries at the height of their season right now, you’re sure to find them in abundance at the farm markets and in the local produce section of your supermarket. Ripe strawberries are the ones you’ll want to use – the ones that are deep, dark red and heavy with juice. The more ripe the strawberry, the more flavor the sorbet.
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Move over basil! We’re giving kale the leading role in the pesto jar, at least for today. This version is nut-free because my youngest has a nut allergy, and I love pesto, and now I can have the taste and texture without the worries of cross contamination in the kitchen. But, you don’t have to have allergies to make this version – give this a go when you don’t have pine nuts on hand, or when you’re looking for a great variation. Spread it on homemade pizza, crostini, pasta, sandwiches, use it as a dip, or add a dollop onto pork or chicken. The pesto-bilities are plenty (I know,…