Have you ever tried something called....

I meant my own 'pesto'

 

Use the jar up quickly as it goes mouldy even in the fridge

 

Thanks Zigs. I will keep skimming the tops off each jar. BBE's end Nov 2014, but I assume thats if not opened earlier.
Actually I might like the Sacla basil one best, its very strong, but tastes so salty. That jar alone was £2.28 though.

 

I make my own pesto from scratch. thus you can control the salt.
So my recipe is: Lots of fresh basil leaves from my herb garden. hand full of broken walnuts, two to four cloves of garlic, and some very good olive oil., little salt. Put all in a food processor, and press the button, scrap, I do not mind that there are little walnut crumbs still appearing in the surrounding paste. Some folks use pine nuts instead of the walnuts, I prefer the walnuts as pine nuts are more expensive and a higher fat content.
I use what I need for that nights meal. Scrap out the rest in a small plastic freezer container, wrap well, and in the future break off what I need. It has lasted me for about a good 9 months this way, with no change of flavor.

One of my favorite ways of using pesto is: in the summer: to have thick slices of fresh tomato gently simmering in butter and salt, drizzle heavy cream around them, have pasta made and throw in 5 tablespoons of fresh pesto stirring it in to coat the pasta. Plate the dish with the pasta/pesto on the bottom and the think tomato slices with the yummy cream butter sauce on top. Yummy. truly.

 

Thanks for the recipe. I like all of those things
I will have to try some of these out.

 

Does anybody know where I can get a mushroom peeler. My potato peeler cuts in too much

 

Why? Mushrooms don't need peeling.

 

If you do want to peel mushrooms you probably already have a peeler - best by far is your finger and thumb. Just pinch the peel at the bottom (ie stalk end) and pull away towards the top.

 

I don't have a peeler ........ but your finger thing does actually work
<<<< heres my thumb Thank you.
I looked for a finger sign but there isn't one.

 

NG pesto is incredible , I have only used it with pasta . But cook some pasta add pesto and you have a lovely dish

 

Yep, I think I am addicted
I will try the pasta thing soon

 

Finger sign might be a bit rude!

 

I had to think about that one for a while but I get you now. No, I am not that kind of geezer.
Glad to say
The finger job worked well because I removed the stork. To be honest, there isn't mush room in the drawer for more gadgets anyway.

 

Just out of interest, why do you peel mushrooms?