Pesto- from the farm to the freezer in less than a day

My good friends Anna and Vince have a farm near here- they grow amazing veggies and I am more than addicted to their organic grown goodness! So every week we invest less than $20 in a cornucopia of home grown healthy veggies. This week we went out to the farm to hand pick our veggies and even though it was wicked hot, the trip was well worth it. 

One of the great things about such a trip is the opportunity to try something new- and this week I decided to try to make my own pesto and freeze it to use later.  Anna picked some beautiful basil for me- the traditional green and some purple Thai basil. 

I brought it home and began with the basic ingredients; olive oil, fresh garlic, salt and of course the basil. No pine-nuts, as I didn't have any in the house.  After combining those, I added parmesan cheese and BAM- pesto.

From there I added it to the ice treys and placed it in the freezer. Once it is frozen I will move the blocks into freezer baggies and try to think of tasty fun ways to use them!

Now I realize that this is not my normal blog, but hey I have many layers...like a parfait ...I think it is important for you to see them all! Plus I like to keep you guessing!

If you're local and interested in some good organically grown veggies check out the Caruso's blog:

http://carusofarm.blogspot.com/