Recipes and food from a Hapa household

i grew a garden for the first time this year.  i planted basil because i knew i wanted to make pesto.  i made some today and it was delicious.  i also made another batch of arugula pesto, and it was lovely as well.   i like my pesto just tossed with some warm pasta.

serves 4 over 1 lb of pasta

2 C loosely packed basil leaves (you can use arugula as well)
3 cloves garlic, peeled
1 tsp salt
pepper
olive oil
1/2 C grated parmesan cheese

1. in a food processor, or blender, add basil, garlic salt, and pepper.
2. turn on the food processor (or blender).  let the ingredients get chopped a little before adding the olive oil.
3. slowly drizzle in the olive oil until desired consistency.
4. add parmesan right before serving.