Skillet Pesto Chicken and Rice Recipe

It’s the perfect time to try a new one-pot meal!  September is like the New Year, in a way.  And I am back into a cooking routine, but I want to ease back into it.  This recipe is a twist on my favorite one-pot meal, Mediterranean Chicken with Rice.  There’s also another variation in my cookbook, Quicker […]

Broccoli Pesto Recipe

Pesto is in my plasma.  I’ve been eating copious amounts of pesto since I was a baby and it is by far my favorite condiment.  It wasn’t until I started teaching cooking classes that I experimented with pesto that didn’t have basil, or nuts, or cheese.  Pesto, after all, derives from the Italian verb pestare, […]

Hemp Seed Pesto Recipe

In the last few years, one of my nutrition goals has been to mix it up.  What does that mean?  It means that I am not eating the same ingredients/foods over and over again. I am diversifying in order to expose myself (and my family) to different nutrients and different types of fiber which can […]

Pea and burrata crostini recipe | Pamela Salzman

Pea Pesto and Burrata Crostini Recipe

It’s practically summertime and my cooking/entertaining strategy has already shifted. I’m making mental notes of easy-breezy recipes with lots of color and freshness.  Even though I feel comfortable cooking any recipe in any cookbook, I don’t feel as though I have to prove anything to my family and friends.  That’s not why I invite them […]

Cauliflower Steaks with Cauliflower Puree and Mint Pesto | Pamela Salzman

Cauliflower Steaks with Cauliflower Puree and Mint Pesto Recipe and Video

I never could have predicted that cauliflower would become what it is today.  Who knew that it would surpass kale in popularity?  (Although 20 years ago, did you ever think kale would be a thing?)  I mean, there is nothing that cauliflower cannot do!  We can steam it, blanch it, roast it, grill, puree it […]