Friends, hello! About this time last summer, I shared a "recipe" for a very simple pasta salad: rotini + ciliegine mozzarella + cherry tomatoes + pesto. It takes no time to throw together, and everyone loves it. Last weekend, while visiting my sister for a small family reunion, she made the same salad but swapped in tortellini for the rotini. I hadn't eaten tortellini in ages, and I had forgotten how much I love its firm texture and flavor. Again, everyone raved. This is such a great one to turn to when you're pressed for time but need something to bring to a BBQ or potluck. Ready for it? Gather your ingredients: two pounds of frozen tortellini, 12 ounces of tomatoes, 8 ounces of ciliegine mozzarella, and prepared pesto (for two pounds of tortellini, I used a 13-ounce jar of pesto... you can add to taste).
Boil the tortellini for 3 minutes (or as directed) in well-salted water. Drain, rinse under cold water, and pat dry.
While it boils, halve the tomatoes and mozzarella balls:
Place the tortellini, tomatoes, and mozzarella in a large bowl and toss with pesto to taste.
So good! If you would prefer to use something like rotini, find that recipe here:
Friends, I’m wishing you all a Happy Fourth 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸 I hope it's filled with World Cup watch parties, Wimbledon, water fun, and more. In this post, you’ll find recipes for the best brioche burger buns, a few classic dips, many salads and sides, as well as a few seasonal desserts and festive drinks 🎉🎉 Find some highlights below.
Review of the Week
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Life-Changing Cheater's Croissants "Wow! All these years, I stayed away from making croissants. Too labour intensive and time consuming. But this recipe changes everything! I just made them for the first time, and they came out absolutely wonderful." — Denis Flag Cake, Best Burger Buns, Stuffed Peppers & MoreNo-Knead Brioche Buns: for all of your burger needs!
The Very Best Iced Tea: from a very old and treasured cookbook:
Easy Charred Tomato Salsa: when you don't have time to chop!
Deli-Style Pasta Salad: when you do have time to chop!
Simple Cucumber Salad: Refreshing!
Classic Italian Dressing + A Chopped Salad: great for a crowd:
Veggie Loaded Stuffed Peppers: for vegetarians and meat lovers alike!
Herby Chickpea Salad with Tomatoes & Cucumbers: a favorite!
Whipped Ricotta with Honey + Pistachios: crowd pleaser!
4-Ingredient Balsamic-Roasted Mini Peppers: so fast, simple, and delicious:
Three-Ingredient Grilled Chicken: when you are seriously pressed for time and need to feed a lot of people:
Lemon-Blueberry Crisp: festive and delicious!
Flag Cake: my favorite dessert for the Fourth and a fun one to do with kids:
Whipped Cream Cream Cheese Frosting: Every time I make this frosting, either for the above-pictured flag cake, this birthday cake, or this carrot cake, someone asks for the recipe, always noting its texture.
Strawberry Paloma Slushie: refreshing and great for a crowd 🎉
Thank You
Thank you to all who have ordered Pizza Night. If you haven't left a review yet, I would be so grateful if you did! 🙏🙏🍕🍕🥗🥗
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