Monday, July 23, 2012

Tip On Basil

Pasta in Pesto Sauce
Pesto is probably the quickest and easiest sauce to make.  It takes less time to prepare the pesto sauce than it takes for the pasta to boil.  All you have to do is toss the sauce, pasta and cheese together in a bowl and voila, you've got pasta in pesto sauce.


TIP on BASIL:  When planting a vegetable garden, be sure to include a few basil plants amongst the veggie plants.  Bugs will be attracted to the basil instead of your crop.     
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  1. Saraswathi GaneshanJuly 23, 2012 at 8:09 PM

    My favorite recipe...Delicious

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  2. Tania @ A Perfect PantryJuly 23, 2012 at 8:15 PM

    I love basil and add it to everything. I also plant it in my garden all year round:)

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  3. Liz That Skinny Chick Can BakeJuly 23, 2012 at 9:06 PM

    Mmmmmm...you've reminded me that it's time to make another batch of pesto :) Great looking pasta!

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  4. Alicia@ eco friendly homemakingJuly 23, 2012 at 10:27 PM

    This looks so delicious! I have 16 Basil plants this year and have made a lot of Pesto so far. I also make tomato Basil relish which is oh so yummy!

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  5. amlamonteJuly 24, 2012 at 12:32 AM

    i continually fail at pesto. it's like my white whale. and i love it so, so much. best keep trying i guess :) meanwhile great tip on basil!

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  6. Nurşen AksoyJuly 24, 2012 at 2:49 AM

    Ellen pasta looks so delicious...you are lucky that you can grow basil..

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  7. Emma | Fork and GoodJuly 24, 2012 at 6:02 AM

    Thanks for the tip, I had no idea about basil attracting bugs, how does that work?!

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    1. Ellen B CookeryJuly 24, 2012 at 9:45 AM

      I'm not sure exactly. I think the scent and taste of the basil leaves are so much stronger than that of a tomato plant. I used to keep my herb garden off to the side and my tomatoes plants would get infested with bugs. Not this year. In fact, I'll find about 15 bugs all on 1 basil leaf. I'm so glad I got this tip and only wanted to share once I was able to confirm its truth.

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    2. Welcome July 25, 2012 at 10:07 AM

      Oh I have to try this. I love pesto!

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  8. Caity @ Awkward KitchenetteJuly 24, 2012 at 9:12 AM

    Mmmm love basil. And it grows so well! :) Thanks for the tips!

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  9. grubarazziJuly 24, 2012 at 4:26 PM

    I LOVE pesto!

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  10. ChocletteJuly 24, 2012 at 4:29 PM

    Now that is a great tip. I know from trying to grow basil that the pests love it, so I think I should give up on trying to grow it for itself and use it as pest control. Pasta, pesto and cheese is such a simple but tasty dish.

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    1. Ellen B CookeryJuly 24, 2012 at 4:37 PM

      Makes me wonder if that's why it's called PESTo sauce. (Food for thought) :)

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