New Recipes

Nested Eggs
Serves 4. I wish I'd taken a picture, because these turned out beautifully! Fast, easy comfort food.

1 tbsp butter
3 cups mashed potatoes
1/4 cup cooked peas
5 eggs, 1 of them beaten

Set the oven to 375*. Form potatoes into four mounds on a greased baking sheet. Press a crater into each, putting 1 tbsp peas in each crater. (May sub broccoli or spinach here if desired.) Break a whole egg over the peas in each mound and season with salt and pepper. Top eggs with 1/4 tbsp butter. Brush edges of potatoes with the beaten egg and bake 20 minutes or until potatoes are lightly browned.


Chicken with Basil & Pine Nut Pesto
Serves 4. A friend made this for me, and it was awesome.

2 tbsp oil
4 chicken breasts
12 oz dry farfalle pasta
salt & pepper

For Pesto:
3 1/2 oz fresh basil
4 oz olive oil
3 tbsp pine nuts
3 cloves garlic, minced
2 oz parmesan cheese
2 tbsp romano cheese

Combine pesto ingredients in a blender or food processor. Process until smooth. Scrape into a bowl and stir in cheeses. Fry chicken in oil, then cube. Cook and drain pasta. Toss all to combine and serve warm.