Jo Page

Takes longer to write a sonnet than it does to make the great, green elixir......and longer still to savor a plate of it on fettucine..... The basil—green, fresh-washed and dried, The oil virgin to the core, Garlic and cheese, both well-applied Are all you need and nothing more. That is, unless you want it more enriching with toasted and chopped-fine pignoli. Add butter, softened—so bewitching-- Cracked pepper makes the pesto holy. You whir the leaves in your machine, Then po