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Green Spinach Pesto

April 1, 2014 by Ariel 3 Comments

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Here’s a fun and “jazzed up” pesto recipe made with fresh baby spinach, hemp seeds, arugula, coriander, Parmesan and more!    The first time I made this, it was to go with some homemade raviolis stuffed with light ricotta and feta cheese and ohhhhhh!  …I made a lot of happy tummy that night.

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To make the pasta sauce, I stretched a few tablespoons of this pesto with coconut milk and a tab more garlic (I’m obsessed with garlic so taste before adding more) and just like that, I had made an flavorful and creamy sauce.  Later that week, I used it for grilling some juicy steaks and even made a dip for the meat!  Both experiences were very welcomed by everybody who had the chance to taste it and now it’s your turn to try 🙂

Hope you like it!

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Filed Under: Popular Diets, Recipes, Sauces, Vegetables, Vegetarian, Zesty Tagged With: 2014, ariel rebel, arielrebel, arugula, basil, cook, cooking, coriander, eat, fresh, hemp seeds, lemon, olive oil, parmesan, pasta, pesto, raviolis, recipe, sauce, spinach, zesty and spicy, zestyandspicy

“Red Pesto” Roasted Chicken

August 26, 2013 by Ariel 3 Comments

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For a long period of my life, the idea of roasting an entire chicken scared me.  I felt intimidated by the task and was worried that if I was to miss my recipe, I would feel twice as bad because I’ll be wasting an entire bird.  What I didn’t know, is that making a finger licking good roasted chicken is actually quit easy AND the possibilities are endless once you understand the basic rules.  Today I felt like using the new “pesto” powder I had made a few days before with the fresh basil leaves growing in my garden.  I’ve also been harvesting quit a lot of fresh tomatoes from my plants and this recipe was the perfect occasion to use them.

I called this recipe “red pesto” chicken because of the prominent taste of the pesto powder and the nice red color that comes from the juicy roasted tomatoes.  I hope you’ll enjoy this recipe, make sure to keep all the  juices and left over tomatoes from the pan because in my next post, I’ll be showing you how to make a delicious and filling soup with it.

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Filed Under: Chicken, Recipes Tagged With: Canadian, chicken, dinner, duck fat, meal, pesto, recipe, red, roasted, tomato

Homemade “Pesto” Powder

August 15, 2013 by Ariel 3 Comments

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Get the great taste of pesto in powder form!! Use it on pasta, fries, roasted veggies, salads and more!

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Filed Under: Recipes, Spice Blend Tagged With: basil, easy, garlic, homemade, pesto, powder, recipe, sesame

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