Pesto?

[ChavezSpeakstheTruth]

Poll question: Pesto?

[papau]

1. Knorr's packaged Pesto is easy, tasty! :-)

:-)

[ChavezSpeakstheTruth]

2. um

:puke:

Fresh and homemade is the only way!

[demnan]

3. Great with pasta

even better on a baked potato!

Straight from the garden to the Cuisinart to the plate for me.

[ChavezSpeakstheTruth]

4. and pizza!

[bif]

5. Homemade is best. However

Costco sells some that's pretty decent.

[Heyo]

6. I'm not surprised that everybody likes it..

pesto ROCKS!

[Wat_Tyler]

7. Dude.

You're sick.

[Philostopher]

8. Just had some last night, as a matter of fact.

Mr. Nownow makes it by hand -- and by that, I mean with a mortar and pestle, he didn't like the way it came out in the food processor. We grow the basil in one of the flower beds. I imagine this is the last time -- the basil is starting to 'blow' so we'll probably freeze the rest of it so we can use it in soup over the winter.

[The empressof all]

9. With Eggs

And a song

http://www.iloveegg.com/index.asp

[noonwitch]

10. I always double the garlic

and use pecorino romano cheese, because it has a strong flavor that blends in well with the garlic and basil. I like to use it with spinach pasta, that way the whole dish looks healthy and green.

My recipe:

1 large bunch basil leaves
4 cloves of garlic
1 cup of pecorino romano cheese
1/3 cup extra-virgin olive oil
1/4 cup pine nuts
the end piece of a loaf of bread, toasted

Blend it all in a food processor, crumbling the toasted bread into crumbs.

[ChavezSpeakstheTruth]

11. Always the pecarino ALWAYS

Parmegiano is way too mild