"Fabulous, layered flavor and worth all the extra time and care. After reading through the reviews, I knew this would be labor intensive. Here's something that saved me a HUGE amount of time on Christmas Day, when I served this. I made Anne's yummy "go to" marinara, which is a slightly different recipe than this sauce, the week before and froze "

"I just made these for a back to school Teacher Appreciation Lunch and they were a huge hit. Had several teachers contact me for the recipe. It was an Italian- themed luncheon so I embellished each with a few leaves of thyme from my garden and that added a nice pop of color. I was worried, having never made these before, that they would be too m"

"This is my "go to" pesto recipe. That said, after making it many times, I cut back on the garlic by 2 cloves and the EVOO by 1/4 cup and find it perfect. These minor adjustments do not detract at all from the power packed flavor! My boys love just to spread it on French bread. Thx again Ina."