Now is the time to snip those basil leaves off of your plants, whip up some pesto, and freeze it. That way, you’ll still be eating local even if you can’t get to a farmers’ market during the winter months.
Most cooks have different methods of making and freezing pesto. Some rinse the basil leaves first while others swear it will turn them brown; some omit the cheese before freezing while others omit the garlic.
There is no magic formula; however, after years of making and freezing pesto, I have settled on a few tricks that work for me. I hope they work for you too.
Russ Meyer tribute on TCM tonight. (He died 5 years ago today.) Faster Pussycat at 2 AM EST and Mudhoney at 4 AM EST.
some crazy soccer action this afternoon via directv (461-469), fox sportschannel and setanta. 8 qualifying matches simultaneously @245 for the uefa champions league.
Dynamo 20:45 FC Rubin Kazan
Internazionale 20:45 Barcelona
Liverpool 20:45 Debrecen
Lyon 20:45 Fiorentina
Olympiacos 20:45 AZ
Sevilla 20:45 Unirea Urziceni
Standard 20:45 Arsenal
Stuttgart 20:45 Rangers
hour long series finale of king of the hill at 8.
season finale of true blood at 9.
chicago bears vs. greenbay packers @ 830.
womens us open finals at 9.
mad men at 10.
Closed THE JOHN DORY in Chelsea.
ELETTARIA on West Eighth Street.
((the john dory was a delish and prob very expensive to open spot that looked wacky to say the least owned by spotted pig and mario batali and del posto owners......))
iphone app tells you best time to go to bathroom @movies.
"Soon after the election, the Administration began corralling the big liberal DC interest groups into a variety of organizations and communication networks through which they telegraphed their wishes -- into a virtual veal pen. The 8:45 am morning call co-hosted by the "liberal" Center for American Progress, Unity 09, and Common Purpose are just a few of the overt ways that the White House controls its left flank and maintains discipline."
murray! murray! oh, wait, this isn't the tennis page?