Tibault & Toad

Posts from September 2011

sink bath

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So usually Indy just showers with us, but when some classic baby antics necessitated a mid-day bath, I decided to fulfil one of my daydreams from when I was pregnant and eagerly awaiting her arrival: the kitchen sink bath! So classic!

First she decided she was going to get out. . .

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But was pretty easily persuaded to stay in. . .

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Spotted Alan with the camera. . . skeptical baby. . .

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Ope. . . nevermind. . .

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Makes a splashy mess. . .

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Mama cleans it up. . .

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In the end. . . she loved it so much we had to drain the water before she would get out. . .

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But I think she still prefers showers with mama : )

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basil pesto

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With my basil plant producing more basil than I could possibly use this summer, I decided to make my first basil pesto attempt. I used this recipe, and as the recipe suggests, I left out the parmesan since I wanted to freeze some, and I just add in the cheese when I'm using the pesto.

First step was to pick the greenest, nicest leaves from my basil plant, 2 cups packed:

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Add to food processor:

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Chop 3 cloves of garlic:

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While of course dealing with a little of this:

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Add garlic, 1/2 c olive oil, 1/3 c pine nuts and some salt and pepper and blend:

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Beautiful!

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Add to pasta of choice with a generous dose of freshly grated parmesan and enjoy!

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