For the past few weeks, I have been saying I was going to go out and chop out some of the basil I'd so carefully reared from seeds and make some basil pesto. Today is the day for several reasons.
1) My basil plants look like they're about to topple over because they're so full of leaves.
2) I have a ton of homework to do and I'm just not feeling the "sit-down-and-read" vibe after yesterday's 7-hour battle with Chemistry.
So, I wandered out to the backyard after walking Brady and started the pest0-process.
Since Scott and Steven already have most of the necessary kitchen equipment, I never unpacked my six large "kitchen" boxes, and I've been squeaking by using the items in the house for cooking. Today, I regretted that my cute little food processor was lost somewhere in the sea of boxes, because chopping basil with a blender is NOT an easy task.
But eventually, after scraping and chopping and scraping some more, I was able to get the ingredients mixed together into what I feel is a pretty great first pass at homemade pesto. Check it out!
1) My basil plants look like they're about to topple over because they're so full of leaves.
2) I have a ton of homework to do and I'm just not feeling the "sit-down-and-read" vibe after yesterday's 7-hour battle with Chemistry.
So, I wandered out to the backyard after walking Brady and started the pest0-process.
Since Scott and Steven already have most of the necessary kitchen equipment, I never unpacked my six large "kitchen" boxes, and I've been squeaking by using the items in the house for cooking. Today, I regretted that my cute little food processor was lost somewhere in the sea of boxes, because chopping basil with a blender is NOT an easy task.
But eventually, after scraping and chopping and scraping some more, I was able to get the ingredients mixed together into what I feel is a pretty great first pass at homemade pesto. Check it out!
Now the real trick will be cooking with it. I think we'll have pasta with chicken and pesto for dinner tomorrow night. Cross your fingers that I don't poison the household!
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