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Fresh Basil

Basil is my absolute favorite herb and it is growing like mad outside so before all the rabbits start getting into it, I made some pesto.

Classic Basil Pesto

5 cups packed fresh basil leaves
1/4 cup pine nuts or walnuts
1 large clove garlic, peeled
Salt and freshly ground black pepper
1/2 cup extra-virgin olive oil, more for storing
1 cup of fresh grated Parmesan cheese

Pulse the basil, pine nuts or walnuts, garlic, 1/2 tsp salt and 1/8 tsp pepper in food processor until finely chopped. Slowly pour the olive oil through a feed tube, stopping to scrape the sides of the bowl as needed, until the mixture forms a thick paste. Transfer to a medium bowl and stir in the parmesan. Season to taste with more salt and pepper.

What is your favorite way to eat pesto?

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Calculating My Next Move

My 15 yr old daughter was telling me about some very irritating peers at her high school which made me remember my high school days.

So I started to tell her about a guy I had to sit beside who always smelled like sewer, "There was this guy in my Calculator class......" I began.

Wait a sec, did I just say "Calculator" class??

What is my daughter thinking about me? How ancient I am? Or how stupid....she must think.... for me to have to learn how to use a calculator?

There was this brief pause where we both looked at each other, we both knew a burst of laughter was about to erupt...and after 20 minutes of a good belly laugh, I had to explain this retarded sounding "Calculator" class.

The goal of this class was to learn how to punch in numbers on a 10 key system without looking at them, similar to learning to type on the keyboard or taking piano lessons or accordian lessons, that sort of thing.

And voila, the idea behind this image came about. My new painting is in the back.

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