The world is a better place for fresh basil pesto

Fresh basil from the farmer's market, because my basil seedlings are still babies...


plus gobs of delicious extra-virgin olive oil, grated parmesan, lemon, 2 cloves garlic, and no pine nuts because they're gross...  (Recipe here, although I eyeball everything these days.)  

equals basil pesto, which I tossed with basil pasta from Target's surprisingly wonderful Archer Farms label... (also wonderful are their orecchiette)


Did I mention it's been in the 70s all morning?