This recipe makes approximately 2 Cups of Pesto

Basil – 3 packed Cups
Unsalted Sun Flower Seeds – 1/2 Cup
Garlic  Cloves – 3 Crushed
Dried Parsley – 1/4 Cup
Extra Virgin Olive Oil – 1/2 Cup
Soy Butter – 2 (generous) Tablespoons, Melted
Salt to taste

You will need – Measuring tools; Rubber Spatula; Food Processor; Grinder (we use an old coffee bean grinder)

Using your food processor, chop up the basil until it is finely cut and then grind up the sunflower seeds until they turn to dust — mix together in the food processor and then add the other ingredients. Blend until the mixture has a consistency to your liking. We found that the creaminess of the soy butter was an excellent replacement for regular butter and parmesan cheese, while the sunflowers replaced the usual pine nuts.

And the NOSH – Did Will eat it? No… Although he enjoyed making the pesto, he pretty much soured at the idea of putting it in his mouth… It is nice to know that we have this recipe for him for future attempts, however, because the rest of us all agreed that it tastes just like the real thing!

Many of our attempts fail, unfortunately. But sometimes we come across a recipe that turns into something completely different, which is OKAY because it then becomes something else… Something new… Something we were not expecting, but enjoyed nonetheless.

We started off to make quesadillas using a recipe for Tortillas from the May 2010 Food Network Magazine. And to say we started off — we did everything that the recipe called for… We even tried to flatten our tortillas with a coffee can , which they recommended should you not have a tortilla press… we ended up finally using one of Will’s plastic plates instead… Note to self – get a tortilla press.

But that wasn’t the only hitch. When we started cooking, the tortillas became stiff – like little pie crusts — not soft at all. We were, however, half way through combining the filling for the quesadillas from a leftover Chicken Fajitas, so we continued on to make these fun little chicken sandwiches…

Here is the link for the Tortillas — please note, again, that ours turned out like crusts.

And the NOSH – Did Will eat it? He actually really liked the mini corn pie crusts and he liked the vegan cheese, but once everything was all put together he lost interest and cared more about cleaning up and riding his bike. Maybe it was the time it took to make the tortillas? Regardless, the rest of us ate them and agreed that we had created something yummy!