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EASY BASIL PESTO Though I may not be able to take care of a basil plant from my top-floor city apartment, I sure do love to chop up those gorgeous green leaves for a salad, pasta dish or pesto. Just look at that color! That isn’t Photoshop, folks. Okay, maybe it’s a little Photoshop. Basil pesto, if you’re unfamiliar, is just a ground up mixture of fresh basil, pine nuts, garlic cloves and olive oil. It tastes very fresh, smooth and a little nutty, and it is deeee-lish on a slice of Italian bread, mixed into pasta, spread on a pizza, sandwiches, potatoes and grilled meat and vegetables, or as a marinade or stuffing for meat, chicken and fish. There are limitless things you can do with a little glob of this green spread! Best of all, pesto is SO simple to make. Here, I’ll show you how: The whole reason I made basil pesto in the first place was because I’m hightailin’ it to Texas tonight and had truckloads of basil and pine nuts that I didn’t want to waste. So, if you also don’t plan on ...