I Give You Basil Pesto

I GIVE YOU BASIL PESTO

It's BASIL time!

Look at that beauty with its shiny green leaves.

It needs a trim; its second one this year.

And what do you do with the trimmings?

You make Basil Pesto, of course.

On a beautiful raining Saturday night, what's better

than making a batch or two of this glorious sauce?

It takes just a little bit of time, 

a little basil, garlic, roasted nuts, olive oil,

Parmesan cheese, salt and pepper

to bring it all together.

Viola--I give you Basil Pesto,

the final product, and certainly it does

deserve this larger photo.  It worked hard for its

time in the freezer.  Those four packages are now safely

tucked away, freezing as I type, for future family

gatherings or maybe for just the hubby and me.

My sister-in-law gave me this recipe a few years back

and it is and will remain one of my top 5 recipes.

I haven't been very faithful to my blog in a few years.  I used to enjoy it so much, but haven't found much to write about in a while.  I am not sure I know why I stopped writing because I still find it immensely satisfying.  So..... I am going to write again.  It may take me a while until I get my groove back.  Until then, I give you Basil Pesto. 

Enjoy your Saturday night.  I love you.

Have you ever tried mixing tiny ribbons of basil and minced garlic in softened butter?  ..........a great steak topping. 



Blue Eyes..........

Good Sunday evening, friends.  It has been a long time since I posted and tonight I am feeling a little nostalgic so maybe I can come up with a post. 


Earlier this evening I heard the Willie Nelson version of "Blue Eyes Crying in the Rain".  What a haunting, beautiful song...........and the lyrics are so mesmerizing.  It makes me want to hit the repeat and try, I repeat, try to sing along.  I didn't know until a comment on Facebook that Willie didn't write this song, but, to me, his is the best.


My family did listen to country music, however, it was not the only genre.  Perry Como as well as Sonny and Cher, along with big band music and Patty Page.............we had it covered, not to mention my sisters at the piano playing and singing hymns in the back bedroom or practicing for the high school choir.  Throw in a little Mitch Miller and Lawrence Welk.  If you listened carefully you might hear my dad singing "Duke of Earl"; you see, he liked it all.


.......And dad sang along to this song so it sends me back when I felt safe and secure....to the time when we left the doors unlocked ALL the time.  Cars, too, were left unlocked and children could play outside long after dark.  You can't catch fire flies until dark.  Not going to leave our cars unlocked these days, but maybe the world would be a better place if there were more music and lyrics like this.  Maybe easy listening pop music and hymns are better for the soul.  Just thinking out loud here.  I'm beginning to sound old and out of touch, huh?


Well, this certainly isn't the post I had in mind when I sat down at the computer, but it is in the books.  Might have to go listened to "How Much is That Doggie in the Window".


I love you.  Maybe we will meet again............


(As wonderful as my childhood was, I wonder if my mom thought her childhood was even better.  Just wondering.)