Thursday, October 7, 2010

Pesto is definitely the best-o!

Tonight I made my very own pesto...sans recipe!  The one little plant in my window garden is a basil plant.  Tonight I blended about a cup of those leaves, along with 4 cloves of garlic (3 might have been a little better), 1/4 cup of feta cheese.  Once all this was pureed and crumbly, I turned the food processor on full power and streamed in what was somewhere between 1/4 cup and 1/3 cup olive oil--just enough to bind everything together and make it creamy.

Next I cooked a pot of about 8 oz of pasta, drained it (except for 1/4 cup of pasta water) and then put it back in the pot.  I added in the pesto and bit of water and mixed.  Top with parmesan cheese and enjoy!