Home Is Where The Haggis Is

Here is summer in a jar folks.  It is packed with garlic and basil and the vibrant green color just makes me happy-not just because that happens to be my favorite color.  Mix up a batch and toss with pasta, spread on a sandwich or grab some crusty bread and dip right into it.  We buy our bread from Costco.  It’s their French Baguette that comes in a pack of 2 for $4.99.  (The pesto can also be shared among friends and neighbors.  You know who you are.) Pair it with a crisp white wine.

Pesto

Ingredients

3 cloves of garlic

3 cups packed basil

1/4 cup pine nuts

1 and 1/2 cups olive oil

1 tsp salt and pepper

1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese

Directions

Place all ingredients into a blender and blend on high until completely combined.  Store in an airtight container up to a week in the refrigerator.