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By John Griffin

My basil plants are thriving in this heat - at least when I remember to water them once, if not twice, a day. They have also begun to seed a little at the top, which can be good, because hopefully it means the plants will come back again next year. (I haven’t had to plant basil for four years now because of that little blessing of nature.)

All that basil means one thing to me: pesto.

This Italian sauce is a simple blend of garlic, basil, pine nuts, Parmesan and olive oil blend… Continue