{"id":121,"date":"2011-09-13T21:43:24","date_gmt":"2011-09-14T01:43:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ridiculousredhead.com\/?p=121"},"modified":"2014-09-03T22:42:04","modified_gmt":"2014-09-04T02:42:04","slug":"how-much-pesto-can-one-person-eat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/ridiculousredhead.com\/?p=121","title":{"rendered":"How much pesto can one person eat?"},"content":{"rendered":"

So let me start out by saying I am an animal person.\u00a0 At one point during a party I can be found sitting on the floor with the family dog, who is usually better company than most of the party guests.\u00a0 I have in the past killed both ivy and a cactus, too little and too much watering respectively.\u00a0 Almost all of the flowers\/plants in my yard are perennials that were planted long ago by the previous owner.\u00a0 But I believe that I can learn.<\/p>\n

So this year I planted a garden.\u00a0 Raised beds, organic compost, chicken wire gates all around.\u00a0 I picked out my veggies and herbs, made a map of where everything should go and started seeds in February.\u00a0 I assumed with my track record I would have a 75-85% kill rate and planted lots of seeds.\u00a0 When I transplanted them into the garden I had lots of tiny seedlings to pick from.\u00a0\u00a0 So taking into account my high kill rate I planted 5 basil plants, figuring I would get one nice one –\u00a0maybe.\u00a0 Well its a funny thing but basil likes organic compost in direct sunlight.\u00a0 In fact it’s quite fond of it.\u00a0 All five grew.\u00a0 And grew.<\/p>\n

Now basil is\u00a0what I like to call an \u00a0“F -you” kind of plant.\u00a0 You snip a bit to make some pesto, excited for your first batch.\u00a0 It says ‘f-you’ I will grow bigger!\u00a0 So simple math will give us this:<\/p>\n

5 basil plants + lots of\u00a0organic compost +\u00a0harvested regularly = More basil than you can ever figure out what to do with.<\/p>\n

This is one harvest where I took less than a third off each plant.\u00a0 Yes it takes up a large portion of my counter.<\/p>\n

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This is what the plants looked like AFTER the above was harvested.\u00a0 These are about 2 ft high.\u00a0 (Those boards are 2x6s).<\/p>\n

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I have given it away.\u00a0 The BF\u00a0eats basil with fresh mozzarella and our tomatoes (you will here about\u00a0those soon)\u00a0a lot. \u00a0 I have made batches and frozen\u00a0pesto in ice cube trays so I will be set for the winter.\u00a0 I have made this lovely little shrimp and broccoli many, many times.<\/p>\n

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The funny part of this whole thing is I was never a big pesto fan to begin with.\u00a0 I am a cream sauce girl all the way.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

So let me start out by saying I am an animal person.\u00a0 At one point during a party I can be found sitting on the floor with the family dog, who is usually better company than most of the party…
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