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Stuff field mushrooms with fresh white breadcrumbs mixed with pesto and a thin slice of mozarella cheese bake; stuff chicken breasts, poach in cling film and then quickly pan fry until golden; gently pan fry chicken drumsticks and at the end of the cooking time coat in chosen pesto and continue cooking for a few minutes longer. If you have a processor it is so quick to make your own and ring the changes. I actually prefer coriander to basil and will make a salad of penne, cold chicken, a few walnuts, cherry tomatoes, chopped apple or whatever I have to hand. You can use watercress and walnuts in place of basil and pine nuts; spinach and sun dried tomato. People may say it is not proper pesto but hey who cares if you enjoy it and as none160 says hot new potatoes and all sorts of crudities dumked into a big bowl of pesto. Yummy. I agree,experiment.

first of all try summer veg soup made with hot water at the end of cooking a good dollop and voila', try smearing new pots, mix with cold cooked rice and list goes on use agood imagination experiment I say.