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Sweet Potato & Apple Salad with Basil Vinaigrette

January 25, 2017 by jessfuel 2 Comments

This Sweet Potato & Apple Salad is topped with a delicious homemade basil vinaigrette and packed with so much flavor. A bed of tender butter lettuce is topped with sweet potatoes, tart green apples, creamy feta, crunchy almonds and lots more!

This Sweet Potato & Apple Salad is topped with a delicious homemade basil vinaigrette and packed with so much flavor. A bed of tender butter lettuce is topped with sweet potatoes, tart green apples, creamy feta, crunchy almonds and lots more! Isn’t it a little ridiculous how dependent we are on smart phones these days?… 

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Filed Under: Chicken & Poultry, Dinner Salads Tagged With: apple, basil, healthy, salad, sweet potato

Basil Peach Chicken Salad

July 19, 2016 by jessfuel 7 Comments

This chicken salad is bursting with the fresh summer flavors of ripe peaches and spicy fresh basil.

This chicken salad is bursting with the fresh summer flavors of ripe peaches and spicy fresh basil. It’s great paired with a fresh seedy bread for an awesome Basil Peach Chicken Salad Sandwich. Is it just me or is summer produce just the best? It’s so fresh and flavorful that you don’t really feel like… 

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Filed Under: Chicken & Poultry Tagged With: basil, chicken, peach

Creamy Pesto Potato Salad

July 10, 2015 by jessfuel 14 Comments

Creamy Pesto Potato Salad

This Creamy Pesto Potato Salad is a great summer side dish and the perfect way to use up your garden basil! Pair it with steaks on the grill and a fresh tomato salad. Alright, so. When I started Harvest Fridays, I was super excited about it and was harvesting lots of great stuff. Lately, not… 

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Filed Under: Gardening, Sides Tagged With: basil, gardening, potato, salad

Sun-Dried Tomato Pesto

October 15, 2014 by jessfuel 7 Comments

Here it is! The Sun-Dried Tomato Pesto recipe I promised you last week. Pesto is such a great way to use up all your garden basil when you have too much! You can make a big batch and freeze it in jars or tupperware containers for months. Fresh basil taste all winter long– win! I… 

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Filed Under: Sauces, Toppings, Ingredients, Etc Tagged With: basil, pesto, tomatoes

Sun-Dried Tomato and Basil Pasta

August 6, 2014 by jessfuel 13 Comments

Happy Hump Day, friends! We are halfway to another weekend already, wahoo! We spent last weekend down in Santa Monica visiting Nick’s sister and her adorable new puppy, Loki. Kaiser totally dug hanging out with his cousin all weekend, especially frolicking at the beach. Saturday was my first beach day of the ENTIRE SUMMER, so… 

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Filed Under: Pasta & Pizza Tagged With: basil, pasta, tomatoes

Thai Basil Pesto

August 15, 2013 by jessfuel 19 Comments

Don’t know what to do with your harvest of Thai basil? This Thai Basil Pesto is full of great Asian flavors and is a unique and flavorful variation on a traditional pesto. It’s perfect on soba noodles or on top of fish or seafood. When I worked in Boston, my coworkers and I frequented a… 

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Filed Under: Pasta & Pizza, Sauces, Toppings, Ingredients, Etc Tagged With: basil, herbs, pesto, sauce, thai

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Jess is a home cook, foodie, and mom to two girls. She grew up in Boston and now lives in Virginia. She loves to blog, travel, read, and write. She's usually chasing kids around, but slowly starting to get back to blogging! Read More…

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