When I was a child I lived with my grandmother, she had a house with a very large yard. I remember that she had many types of plants and trees, because she liked to plant. She had cocoa, avocado, sarrapia, mango, coffee, corn and sugar cane trees among others. Together with my grandmother I had the joy of eating and enjoying a juicy sugar cane, tasting the cocoa fruit and the coffee fruit, which by the way are extremely sweet and delicious. In this patio, my grandmother took everything she needed to make delicious food that she prepared from scratch.

With fondness and nostalgia I remember that I liked to go everywhere with my grandmother, especially when she went to harvest, because her patio was like entering another world in which I imagined that we were going in search of enigmatic treasures that could be aromatic leaves or any other ingredient that she would use later in her meals. On this little trip, we would pass by a road that was full of little plants and every time we passed by, my grandmother would take some of these leaves and when she plucked them, a wonderful fragrance would permeate the air. I never asked her what those leaves were, because I knew she would use them for cooking and that they would give more flavor to her food that she so lovingly prepared. Later, as an adult and as I got deeper into the culinary world, it was when I realized that that silver with such a delicious smell, which my grandmother had in her leafy patio, was basil.

Now every time I buy basil, I can't help but smell its leaves and be transported back to those wonderful moments of my childhood that my grandmother lovingly made sure were engraved in my mind and in my heart.

I love basil so much that I have even made a delicious and refreshing ice cream with basil leaves. Now I understand from whom I inherited my love for cooking, good food and its noble ingredients.

And speaking of noble ingredients, today I bring you a short where I show you how to make a delicious and easy recipe such as Basil Pesto with which, I believe, you can use the quantities that suit your taste. For example I like it with a little more olive oil.

So put on your apron and join me in my kitchen, "Zu cocina"!

You will need the following ingredients:

•4 cups of basil leaves.
•2 cloves of garlic.
•200 ml of olive oil (You can use less if you wish).
•40 gms of whatever walnuts you have at home finely chopped.
•40 gms of parmesan or pecorino cheese. Failing that you can use any mature cheese.
•The juice of half a lemon (optional).
•½ teaspoon of salt.

I use this Basil Pesto to spread on toasted bread or to prepare pasta with pesto, which is very easy to make. You just boil the pasta as you always do and when it is ready you drain the water, then add the pesto and integrate it very well with the pasta. ***And that's it, you have a gourmet lunch!

Basil is a plant that activates my childhood memories and using this ingredient in my meals is like having the company of my grandmother who made my childhood a better world where I was always surrounded not only by beautiful plants and huge trees, but also by animals such as chickens, chickens, ducks and pigs, because her house was like a small farm.

And you, what are those ingredients in the kitchen that trigger beautiful and unforgettable moments in your life?

Thank you for joining me and for your pleasant visit!

Your friend, Zuuu!

_{You can also find me on instagram as: @zu_pasteleria, @tayiitos and on RedBubble in my clothes and products store.}

All photos and videos in this post were taken with my Xiaomi Redmi 10 cell phone.
Resources: Capcut and Deepl Translator.
Music by: Música de: Coma-Media.

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_{También me puedes encontrar en instagram como: @zu_pasteleria, @tayiitos y en RedBubble en mi tienda de ropas y productos.}

Todas las fotos y videos de esta publicación fueron realizadas con mi celular Xiaomi Redmi 10.
Recursos: Capcut y Deepl Translator.
Música de: Coma-Media.
El olor de la albahaca me traslada a mi infancia junto a mi abuela. Ella tenía un extenso patio con todo tipo de plantas y árboles y recuerdo que la acompañaba a cosechar plantas aromáticas como la albahaca. Cuando empezábamos este pequeño viaje para mí era como ir en búsqueda de un enigmático tesoro con el cual mi abuela haría magia en sus comidas y hoy siento que yo también puedo hacer magia en mis comidas preparando este delicioso pesto de albahaca que trae de regreso mi infancia junto a mi abuela, mi chef.