Homegrown is best: Pesto!

Big Guy and I have been adding basil plants to our garden for over 30 years. There is something special about fresh basil in salads, pasta, and bruschetta in the summertime.

As we tend to get large plants, Big Guy encouraged me to make my pesto sauce early, so we enjoy the peak flavor from the basil leaves. He was spot on as it seems the pesto is brighter and more flavorful this year.

I know I will use some of the pesto this summer, but I froze it into ice cube trays so I can pull them out and use them in pasta sauces in the dead of winter. It will be a kiss of summer back in my kitchen to brighten any dreary day.