Dinner for One

Pesto is an easy and fast dinner for one.

Put a pot of water on to boil. In a food processor place 2 cups of basil, 3 cloves of garlic, 7 T olive oil, 1/4 cup toasted pine nuts, and 1/2 tsp salt - process until smooth. Add 1/4 cup (or more!) grated Parmesan cheese. Cook your choice of noodles and add your desired amount of pesto.

I have an apple pie in the oven at the moment. My guidelines for a good apple pie.
-A mixture of apples (ideally 1/3 Cortland, 1/3 Prairie Spy, 1/3 Northern Spy)
-A T butter cubed and placed on top of the apples (under the top crust)
-Spices to include cinnamon, cloves and nutmeg
-An all butter crust. My favorite recipe 2 1/2 cups flour, 1 tsp salt & sugar, 1 cup butter - water to make a dough
-Unpeeled apples - this gives the pie a lovely pink tinge
-Flour to thicken the juices not tapioca or cornstarch
-Baked at 425 for the first ten minutes and finished at 375

I swear that the water content in Land o'Lakes butter has increased. It makes wretched piecrust. The dough will not roll out - only smears across the counter, even after 24 hours of refrigeration. I wonder what the legal percentage of water in butter is.....