Al’s Mac & Cheese

Mac & Cheese has always been my #1 comfort food.  It was also one of the first dishes I learned how to make as a kid.  My Mom diligently walked me through all the steps in making a perfect béchamel sauce only to joyfully smother it in heaps of melty cheese.  This was the method…

Pesto & Butternut Squash Lasagna

I had this wonderful idea while brainstorming ways to use up some of the pesto I have been stockpiling – Maybe I’ll make a pesto lasagna… and instead of ricotta… maybe… I’ll use butternut squash! The crazy part is that it worked… Superbly!  The sweetness of the butternut complements the boldness of the basil while…

Pesto

The basil harvest has started, the yearly race to process all my summer produce before the first frost is on, and my compulsive need to stock pile enough pesto to get me through the long Vermont winter has me blending away. Pesto is one of those things that is really easy to make – combine…