Grabbing the Gusto

Deirdre Reid – Freelance Writer & Home Cook

Recipes and menu ideas for dogfish taco night with peach salsa, salsa verde, squash calabacitas

Recipes and menu ideas for basil pesto, dogfish taco night with peach salsa, salsa verde, squash calabacitas, butter beans and southern pie. ~~~ Tis the season for basil pesto Every spring I buy at least six baby basil plants so I can make pesto every few weeks throughout the summer and into the fall. Last …

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The other night I wanted to make something different, but didn’t want to think about it too much. It had to be simplistic, not too fussy, but not boring either. I found this recipe for baked chicken with roasted tomatillo sauce on Serious Eats. They got the salsa recipe from Rick Bayless’s Salsas that Cook. …

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