Here is my basic recipe for pesto. Drippy, the last picture is garlic and I pretty much double what this recipe calls for. I also usually substitute walnuts for the pine nuts and have never used brazil nuts, I have just added more walnuts or tried some other nut like SF seeds or cashews, they are all good, but I think I prefer walnuts. I also season mine with salt and pepper to taste. PESTO INGREDIENTS * 3 cups chopped fresh basil (I don't chop it before I put it in the processor...whats the point?) * 1 cup extra virgin olive oil * 1/2 cup pine nuts * 1/8 cup Brazil nuts * 2/3 cup grated Parmesan cheese * 2 tablespoons minced garlic * 1/2 teaspoon chili powder DIRECTIONS Place the basil in a blender. Pour in about 1 tablespoon of the oil, and blend basil into a paste. Gradually add pine nuts, Brazil nuts, Parmesan cheese, garlic, chili powder, and remaining oil. Continue to blend until smooth. Make some and it is OH so YUMMY! I also freeze some, but found ice cube trays to be too difficult. So now I use an ice cream scoop and put scoops on a cookie sheet to freeze. Then I bag them up in a ziploc. I had fresh pesto all through January and now I have it again! Enjoy, eyeballs: who is currently eating last night's leftovers and whose feet will soon be dirty because she just spent her play money at the nursery!

fori, can't do that. :-) At some specific temperature the lock mechanism is completely locked-out from being opened for safety purposes during self-cleaning, unlocks when the oven cools. I'd assume the trigger temp is higher than normal baking temperatures, but apparently not always. Possibly unplugging the oven or turning off the breaker would unlock it .... but maybe not if the lock mechanism is thermal/mechanical instead of electric.

Thanks for your comments, everyone. I have been going non-stop since I posted this, with 2 soccer games, a baby shower and a kid's birthday party on Saturday, and my son's First Communion and ensuing party on Sunday. Thankfully, my in-laws made the ham and a fantastic lasagna, along with eggplant fritters for the party yesterday. I made a ceaser salad with homemade ceaser dressing, Sol's honey rolls, shrimp cocktail, pineapple upside down cake and Amish Friendship bread. My mom made insalata caprese and a blackberry cobbler. And I purchased frozen Torta Stella from Costco as an additional appetizer. We had 17 adults and 4 kids. Everything turned out so tasty. Nothing quite like a homemade lasagna from an Italian mother-in-law. And when I get her recipe for those eggplant fritters, I'll be sure to share. They were inhaled! Nancy

Have a great time, Sue.. Your menu is wonderful. I can tell you love to cook.. Angle food cake is one of my favorites.. Topped with strawberries, yummy!!!!!!!!We will be having a party, too. The twins ane 1 today and we will party on Sunday.. Happy birthday again!!!!! Susie