P is for Pears and Pesto

Our neighbors up the street have fruit trees

and dropped off a bag o' pears a few days ago...

so I made a few pints of canned pears with ginger.

I just followed Joy Of Cooking's recipe for canned pears,

but added to each jar a nice piece of candied ginger...yum.

Meanwhile up in my veggie garden my Basil plants are resembling hedges-

So, here's my favorite Pesto recipe-

(it can be frozen as long as you don't add the cheese til defrosted)

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Paula and Jay's Pesto

2 cups fresh Basil

1 cup nuts

(pine,walnuts,even shelled sunflower seeds are tasty)

4 cloves garlic cut up

1 cup olive oil

1 cup parmesan,romano, asagio cheeses

(your choice-I like to mix 'em up a bit)

freshly ground black pepper

salt

(I don't use it, but some folks like it)

Put the basil, nuts and garlic into a food processor

Whirl/pulse til well acquainted

Add olive oil and process just til mixed.

Stir in cheese, black pepper and eat.

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Goes great on bread, pasta but not canned pears.

(Well, maybe on canned pears, but I haven't tried that yet)