 P7160005 Pappy, Zoey picking basil
7/16/06 The beginning of today's cooking class. Pappy and Zoey picking Basil for the pesto.
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That's a lotta Basil.
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We're having pinto beans, too. Made with ham hock. Yummmmmmm.
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Zoey has to wear her Zoey apron Nanny and Pappy brought her. She decorated it herself.
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Washing the beans.
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Picking out the culls.
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One ham hock for the beans.
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Nanny and me pulling off the Basil leaves. It's a very strong smell.
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Laughing and having a good time.
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I'm being silly.
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Working on mema's table (Zoey's great grandmother) is a lot of fun and makes it special.
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Washing the Basil. That was fun.
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And washing . . .
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The Pesto goes in the food processor.
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Here are the ingredients.
Basil . . lots of it.
Parmesan cheese
Garlic
Pecans is the nut we used
Olive Oil . . . LOTS of it
Salt to taste
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This is a pretty picture.
Chef Zoey and all the ingredients.
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A closer look at the ingredients.
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Garlic.
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Zoey had fun with the garlic. LOTS and LOTS of garlic. The whole place was fragrant.
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Pulsing the pecans.
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Pulsing and chopping the Basil. All that Basil chops down very small.
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Add in the garlic and pecans and pulse again to mix well.
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Add olive oil until it spreads just right. It takes a lot of olive oil . . which is good for you. One of the good oils.
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Add the parmesan cheese.
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Taking a break and eating pecans dipped in sugar.
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The final product.
Most excellent when used in pasta,or french bread, or different crackers . .
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The big moment. Will she like it?
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Yesssssssss. It's delicious she says. This is her second cracker.
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This is to take home to mommie and Alex and Marcela. By the way, this freezes very well.
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The beans were still cooking. A side note from Nanny. We had the beans tonight and they were really good.
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