
What was pasta before pesto?
At last nights Autumnal supper demonstration at the Little Bull pub in Brenchley I made a homemade pesto. I was slightly surprised that nobody had made pesto themselves before and had always bought it in a jar. This prompted me to have a look at pesto in a little more depth, as I do both cheat and particularly when I have lots of basil in the garden or an abundance of a particular vegetable I make a pesto with it. Pesto is a sauce but be more generous with the olive oil (favo