This Macadamia Nut Pesto is quick and easy blend of delicious, buttery macadamia nuts, fresh basil and spicy garlic. It’s great with any poultry dish, and you can even have it with your eggs like I did today, rolled up inside an omelette. Add a little avocado and/or fresh tomato for a beautiful, photo-worthy breakfast [continue reading]
This is an adaptation of my Dairy-free Basil Pesto. You could turn this into a sauce by thinning it with some water. It would be delicious on rice noodles, as a spread for veggies or in a wrap. Raw Creamy Avocado Pesto You will need: food processor, cutting board, knife, liquid [continue reading]
A lot of people ask me, “Why do you like pesto so much?” It’s simple: 1. Pestos are easy to make – you just throw ingredients in the food processor. 2. They add a ton of flavor to any clean eating meal you put them on – I spread it over fish and bake it, [continue reading]
I love pizza! When I was a kid, my parents had the coolest friends who would come over to our house in their VW bus, make amazing pizza piled high with fresh herbs and vegetables from their’s and my parents gardens. These pizzas didn’t look anything like what you’d get at a pizza parlour, they [continue reading]
It’s that time of year when the tomatoes look so good you could eat them like apples…so tonight’s dinner was a very simple melange of shrimp, organic vine-ripened tomatoes and steamed asparagus, tossed in my Dairy-Free Basil Pesto. Tomatoes are an incredibly high-antioxidant food that contain the carotid pigment lycopene, an antioxidant that plays an [continue reading]
Make this delicious pesto recipe with me in an easy tutorial video. It’s dairy-free and filled with healthy, organic foods. Find out what I’m cooking my pesto with, and other cooking ideas for this delicious recipe! Yield: 3/4 cup Prep time: 10 minutes You will need: a food processor, cutting board and knife, grater or [continue reading]
2 slices of gluten-free bread, toasted (I used Rice Pecan Bread by Food for Life ) 2 T Betty Rocker’s Dairy Free Basil Pesto 1 cup spinach, sauteed with a little olive oil (I use an olive oil cooking spray) 2 organic free-range brown eggs 2 slices turkey bacon I love turkey bacon. It’s higher [continue reading]
When I buy salmon, I prefer wild caught over farm-raised. There are a lot of reasons for that, you can read some of them here. Wild Alaskan King Salmon with Pesto over Rainbow Quinoa and Asparagus Salmon Preparation: Salmon Filets Fresh Lemon Dairy-Free Pesto Olive oil cooking spray 1. Preheat your oven to 350. 2. [continue reading]
I love pesto, but often hesitate to make it because it has cheese in it. My good friend Catherine came over last week to cook dinner with me, and we created an amazing dairy-free pesto. We tossed it in some steamed shrimp, and served it on top of some fresh tomatoes that we sprinkled with pink sea salt. We had some [continue reading]