Pesto Bread

How would you like to make a journey of gastronomical indulgence, spiritual discovery and self examination around the world from Italy, across India all the way to Bali, Indonesia? That's what American author Elizabeth Gilbert did in her memoirs "Eat, Pray and Love", a book which I was reading the 2nd time through before attempting to watch the movie. (That's me - I like to read the novel before watching any novel-based movie, even if that means re-reading the book. The same happened for the Chronicles of Narnia by C.S Lewis - I'd read all 7 books when I was about 10. But when the first book was adapted to the big screen some years back, I found myself scrambling to re-read the books 25 over years later. Let's just put it to individual "quirkiness" and leave it at that :)

Anywayz... halfway through the book while following Elizabeth through her journey across Italy where she learnt a new language, got acquainted with a young Italian stud and savored the best and also simplest of Italian foods, I had this craving for pesto. Without further thought, I googled "pesto bread" on my I-Pad. . .and chanced upon this wonderful blog by Chuck and Angela with the most delicious looking breads www.thekneadforbread.com


I realised that I had all the ingredients required. There were "how to" step by step instructions which were easy to follow- http://www.thekneadforbread.com/2009/11/08/pesto-bread/.

3 hours later, behold the home-made pesto bread. I omitted the parmesan in the recipe as i figured that it might be a little strong tasting for my kids.

The bread was perfect - crusty on the outside and soft and savoury on the inside

My home smelled heavenly with the scent of herby, freshly-made bread. I resumed my reading with a cup of tea and a slice of hot-from-the-oven pesto bread in hand. It was completely a different experience the 2nd time around!