Julie at Paging Polly Prissypants has this weeks Carnival of the Recipes up. In search for quick and easy fare, she came up with quite a few…here are the ones that stood out to me.

Riannan shared a fabulous Rigatoni with Brie, Grape Tomatoes, Olives and Basil. Can’t wait to try that one! Except for maybe the olives, I’m not much of an olive girl…

We’ve gotta try out the Mushrooms a la creme next time we grill burgers.

Another soon to be favorite came from KeeWee’s Corner, I can’t wait to try the gooey lemony goodness that is sure to come with KNOCK YOUR SOCKS OFF SUPER EASY LEMON CAKE

There were quite a few good submissions this week, another great one was from Amanda at Eat…and be Merry. She shared a great story and recipe for Blueberry Muffins

Last week Revka at The Porch Light had a lot of great Carnival offerings as well. Her theme was Italian and I’ve already tried some of the great recipes.

My favorite find in last weeks carnival was more of an inspiration than the actual recipe. I’ve used The Common Room’s Basil Walnut Mayonnase in various ways. First I substituted toasted pecans for the walnuts added a bit of milk and extra virgin olive oil and made a Fabulous salad dressing. I mean FABULOUS! And good for you too, I used a light mayo so it was quite healthy. After making that dressing I was reminded of how simple it is to make a fresh dressing for each salad so I’ve been making all kinds of delicious concoctions.
Later I made the Mayonnaise recipe just as directed but served it over some tasty chicken breasts. The kids loved that one too. I look forward to trying it on a pasta salad like she did. I think it would make a great addition to any potluck. Yum.

With the theme of Italian there are so many recipes I’ve got to try from last week. One of them being the Spinach, Mushroom & Four Cheese Lasagna from Everything and Nothing. Yum! Let me know if you find any good one’s I’ve missed.

Next week will be hosted over at Trinity Prep School with an international theme. Submit your Recipe and join the party.