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After a few days of cold and rainy weather, the smell of fresh basil in our patio was a clear indication that it was time to make fresh homemade pesto again!!!

By Salvelio Meyer|2015-07-19T12:40:35+02:00July 19th, 2015|Blog, Instagram Pictures|

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