Grocery store basil price = $1 / ounce
4.25 pounds of basil
$68 worth of basil at retail price
2.5 pounds of basil leaves (after removing stems)
1 big bowl of pine nuts
4 lemons
4/5 bottle of olive oil
$14.56 worth of Costco parmesian cheese
3 hours
2 episodes of No Reservations
An apartment that still smells like herbs
All that adds up to a more than a year's worth of pesto
(And this is only 85% of it)
Holy cow!! Sounds like you're going to be enjoying pesto for a long time to come. :)
ReplyDeleteLots of good meals ahead.
ReplyDeleteOh yummy homemade pesto. You'll need to have a stand at the side of the road and sell it.
ReplyDeleteHow wonderful that your plants were so prolific.
ReplyDeleteI freeze my in ice cube trays so I can pop out as much as I need.
I don't have the volume you do though...
Wow! I am coming to your place for dinner.
ReplyDeletehow many do you grow......?????
ReplyDeleteit always....seems a lot....just calculating how much time this will take to finish......??
woo hoo.......\,,,/
Pesto... Yumyum! :D
ReplyDelete@Marge and Edna: I certainly hope so. It goes with so many things.
ReplyDelete@Cathy M: That's the plan. It's easy to thaw and add to pasta. In the past I've thawed it in them pasta.
@Theresa: The thought crossed my mind. I could sell pesto and spider plants.
@Pricilla: I like doing the ice cube tray, too. The auto portioning is great. With this volume, though, I wanted to decrease the surface area and air contact to minimize freezer burn.
@LDK: Let me know when. I'll even vacuum (probably...).
@hitesh rawat: I've got a bunch of plants growing in containers on the deck. I think I started with 18 this year.
@Clarisse: It turned out well.
Wow! I am impressed! Looks great...
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