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Cindy Hamilton[_2_] Cindy Hamilton[_2_] is offline
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Default FINALLY - some common sense!

On Friday, June 23, 2017 at 4:18:29 PM UTC-4, Sheldon wrote:
> On Fri, 23 Jun 2017 06:22:46 -0700 (PDT), Cindy Hamilton
> > wrote:
>
> >On Friday, June 23, 2017 at 7:26:38 AM UTC-4, Sheldon wrote:
> >
> >> Matters not to me, I abhor pesto because I detest basil... smells like
> >> what I clean from under my lawnmower... for me pesto is a waste of
> >> good pine nuts, cheese, and olive oil.

> >
> >Pesto doesn't have to be made with basil. There are a ton of different
> >pestos; they're not all Pesto alla Genovese.
> >
> >Cindy Hamilton

>
> Tried it with parsley, don't like that either... still a waste of good
> pine nuts. For me delicately flavored pine nuts are for topping
> Italian cookies, not for punishing by smushing them with powerfully
> flavored ingredients... with basil, parmesan, and garlic no one can
> taste pinenuts... pesto is the ultimate TIAD recipe.
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Not all pesto has pine nuts, either.

Cindy Hamilton