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Tomato and bocconcini salad with beautiful basil dressing

By: mawarre November 25, 2012March 4, 2013

dinner, lunch, recipes, saladbasil, food, gluten free, recipes, salads, summer, tomatoes7 Comments

Summer is the absolute best time to eat tomatoes and basil and I think I have a little bit of a food crush on them. This salad uses both; fresh tomatoes and a basil dressing which is both sweet and sharp. The addition of little soft and squishy bocconcini takes it to another…

Pesto

By: mawarre October 9, 2012November 26, 2012

dinner, recipesbasil, food, parmesan, recipes, vegetarian3 Comments

My kids say that this pesto is the besto. From early October right through to the end of March where we live (in Queensland) my basil plants yield prolifically, so much so that I make pesto around once a week. Home made is so much better than even the best shop bought pesto and if…