Thank you Marin County Farmers Market....

....today I picked up some the the best smelling basil.....bunches (huge) are only $2.00 that is enough basil to make 4 "servings" of pesto....a "serving" in this case is the amount you need to cover 1 box of pasta....bow-tie works nicely as there are lots of crevices for the pesto to get stuck in....gnocchi works nicely as well.....at the local market you can get 4 servings of gnocchi for a dollar something....I will check out for sure....one of the added bonuses is the fact that this dollar menu meal I am working on will take 5 minutes to prepare....from start to serve....I also splurged on some fresh lavender.....I heart cali.....