Your number one best ever recipe!

[bisous]

If you had to share JUST ONE recipe what would you share?

For me, it would be my spinach basil pesto. My DH and kids love this, it is easy and fresh and always works out. Plus we get our lemons and basil from our garden!

Here is the recipe. Put the following ingredients in a blender in this order:

3/4 cup fresh basil leaves
1 1/2 cup baby spinach leaves
1/2 cup grated parmesan
1/2 cup pine nuts
1 T fresh squeezed lemon juice
3/4 tsp salt
1/2 tsp pepper
1/2 cup olive oil.

Blend till it becomes a "sauce" and serve!

We have it over pasta, on pizza and with breadsticks.

What is YOUR best recipe?

[arivecchi]

Coquito - must be fully stocked during the holidays......

1 can of cream of coconut
1 can of condensed milk
1 can of can of evaporated milk
1/2 cup sugar
2 tsp vanilla
2 tsp cinnamon
Bacardi white rum (I use about 1/4 of a regular bottle in a double recipe)
5 egg yolks

Mix sugar and eggs (I use my KA mixer). Add in milks and cream of coconut. Add rum to taste and a bit of vanilla and cinnamon. Bottoms up. Yum.

[EllasMum]

OK full disclosure this is not *my* recipe, but every time I make it I get people raving over it. It has the added benefit of being SUPER easy to make.

1 cup spreadable cream cheese
1 can Stagg chili (I use con carne but have made it with vegetarian and it is just as good! I guess this would be a 15 oz can - it is around 350-400g if anyone is good at metric conversion )
1 cup salsa
1 cup cheddar cheese, shredded

Spread cream cheese in the bottom of a pie plate (I use a Pyrex one). Pour can of chili over the cream cheese. Spoon/pour the salsa over the chili, and then sprinkle the cheese over top. Bake for about 15 minutes at 350 (basically long enough to melt the cheese and warm the whole thing up). Serve with taco chips.

[flashy09]

Coquito - must be fully stocked during the holidays......

1 can of cream of coconut
1 can of condensed milk
1 can of can of evaporated milk
1/2 cup sugar
2 tsp vanilla
2 tsp cinnamon
Bacardi white rum (I use about 1/4 of a regular bottle in a double recipe)
5 egg yolks

Mix sugar and eggs (I use my KA mixer). Add in milks and cream of coconut. Add rum to taste and a bit of vanilla and cinnamon. Bottoms up. Yum.

That sounds amazing!

[reneed]

Can coquito be made ahead or do you max what you're going to consume?

[crl]

Not uniquely "mine" but hot milk cake

http://www.tasteofhome.com/Recipes/Hot-Milk-Cake

Catherine

[TxCat]

I am a biscotti making fool at the holidays. Probably the chocolate biscotti is the hands-down favorite, but it's a close tie with the cranberry pistachio.
(Not my own recipe)

DOUBLE CHOCOLATE WALNUT BISCOTTI

2 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
3/4 stick (6 tablespoons) unsalted butter, softened
1 cup granulated sugar
2 large eggs
1 cup walnuts, chopped
3/4 cup semisweet chocolate chips
1 tablespoon confectioners' sugar

Preheat oven to 350°F. and butter and flour a large baking sheet.
In a bowl whisk together flour, cocoa powder, baking soda, and salt. In another bowl with an electric mixer beat together butter and granulated sugar until light and fluffy. Add eggs and beat until combined well. Stir in flour mixture to form a stiff dough. Stir in walnuts and chocolate chips.

On prepared baking sheet with floured hands form dough into two slightly flattened logs, each 12 inches long and 2 inches wide, and sprinkle with confectioners' sugar. Bake logs 35 minutes, or until slightly firm to the touch. Cool biscotti on baking sheet 5 minutes.

On a cutting board cut biscotti diagonally into 3/4-inch slices. Arrange biscotti, cut sides down, on baking sheet and bake until crisp, about 10 minutes. Cool biscotti on a rack. Biscotti keep in airtight containers 1 week and frozen, 1 month.

Makes about 30 biscotti.

[mackmama]

Ok I love this thread idea! Off to figure out a recipe to post. Will be back!

[Jacksmommy2b]

Not mine, but my go-to for drop off meals and pot luck.

http://m.allrecipes.com/recipe/26317...ken-pot-pie-ix

I double the gravy.

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[TxCat]

Coquito - must be fully stocked during the holidays......

1 can of cream of coconut
1 can of condensed milk
1 can of can of evaporated milk
1/2 cup sugar
2 tsp vanilla
2 tsp cinnamon
Bacardi white rum (I use about 1/4 of a regular bottle in a double recipe)
5 egg yolks

Mix sugar and eggs (I use my KA mixer). Add in milks and cream of coconut. Add rum to taste and a bit of vanilla and cinnamon. Bottoms up. Yum.

Wow! That sounds wonderful!