Pesto can make any meal feel fresh and full of flavor. These 11 easy ideas show how simple it is to mix things up in the kitchen. Just a little twist can turn plain food into something really special.

Fact: Cooking is about a thousand times easier when you’re not starting an entire recipe from scratch every night. Instead, we like to keep some staples on hand that we can use as the basis of a quick ...

Start from scratch for your pesto dinner. You're six ingredients away from homemade basil pesto that rivals anything from a jar. You can't beat the freshness, and it doesn't get more traditional than ...

Other than a perfectly ripe peach, pesto is the food I turn to most throughout spring and summer. It’s fast, easy, cheap and versatile, so it’s no mystery why this Italian sauce has ingrained itself ...

Here is a menu for high summer, that glorious moment when all the season’s bounty is on display. The idea is to let natural flavor shine, to conjure up the south of France, somewhere along the Italian ...

Pesto pasta features tender noodles in a satiny basil pesto sauce. Topped with bright, blistered tomatoes, each bite delivers the perfect balance of savory and sweet. And it couldn’t be easier to ...

FARGO — This easy Basil Pesto Vinaigrette is a regular guest in my refrigerator. It's a quick and easy recipe that can be used in myriad ways to brighten up a variety of dishes. I keep it in steady ...

Summer soups are usually served cold to offset the hot weather. But there is always an outlier. This vegetable soup is that one. The hardest part of making this soup is the chopping the vegetables.

Scallops can be roasted, saut (c)ed, poached or grilled. I like to grill them so they have a crisp outer texture and a creamy interior. Make sure to use the larger sea scallops for this recipe. Here I ...