A kitchen in Rome Tomatoes make pesto alla trapanese a softer sauce than its Ligurian cousin, and is perfect draped around ribbon pasta ...

Sicilian pesto is like a burst of sunshine, bringing fresh, tangy flavor straight from Sicily. You know, while most folks are ...

There's nothing like homemade pesto, but making one common mistake will turn your heavenly green sauce into a discolored mess ...

Basil pesto is made up of six main ingredients — basil, cheese, nuts, salt and pepper, garlic, and oil. You can make pesto using a blender, food processor, mortar and pestle, or with just a knife. The ...

To blanch or not to blanch? That is the question when it comes to making basil pesto. Many cooks blanch the leaves for a few seconds so the pesto retains a vibrant green color. But will a few seconds ...

Whether you stick with tradition or try an inventive variation, cooking with pesto practically guarantees a winning meal. Jodie Kautzmann is an editor, baker, and confectioner with more than 15 years ...

Any home cook with a basil plant knows how quickly it can grow when it’s in its summer prime. Just one week can yield plenty of leaves for tossing into a classic Caprese salad, blending into lemonade ...

Creating delicious, healthy recipes is much easier when you’re armed with a few secret ingredients. One such ingredient is pesto, and it’s a staple in my kitchen. It smells and tastes like summer, and ...