Put time into dinner now, and you can make it last forever -- or at least the whole week. Welcome to Halfway to Dinner, where we show you how to stretch your staples every which way. 

Today: Why use a gremolata just once? Phyllis from Dash and Bella raises the bar, times six. 

According to Jenny, this is the most delicious sandwich in the world. 

Nicholas wants us to make pesto like a 3-year-old -- with abandon, and especially with kale.

Today's lunch is barley with Mint-Pistachio Pesto (a Your Best Recipe with Mint finalist!) and crumbled feta. In Amanda's words: "Kids love mix-ins! And watermelon. Because it's summer, and kids deserve to eat lots of watermelon when it's in season."