Pesto with almonds

2 cups cooked rice 1/3 cup freshly grated parmesan cheese 1/4 cup pesto sauce 3 tablespoons diced rehydrated sun-dried tomatoes 3 tablespoons toasted pine[...]

1 (1/2 ounce) envelope knorr pesto sauce mix 3 tablespoons olive oil 5 cups dry-roasted mixed unsalted nuts (or pecan halves and slivered almonds) 1 Preheat[...]

1/3 cup plain yogurt or 1/3 cup low-fat sour cream 1/3 cup low fat cottage cheese or 1/3 cup soft tofu 2 garlic cloves , chopped coarsely 1/2 cup packed fresh[...]

4 plum tomatoes , peeled, seeded and chopped 1/2 cup blanched almond, roughly chopped 1/2 cup fresh basil leaf 2 garlic cloves , minced 1 tablespoon extra[...]

1 bunch fresh basil (~3 C loosely packed, or as much as you have) 3 garlic cloves (more to taste...) 1/2 cup pine nuts (more or less to taste or what you have[...]