THE CHOW DOWN

Spices are the key element that is needed to turn a meal that is blah, plain, ordinary, or tasteless into a meal that is scrumptious, flavorful, soulful, or down right delicious.

 I am a lover of pesto! This sauce poured over pasta or spread on a pizza always makes for a good meal. Unfortunately most pesto's are made with pine nuts and as you have read before, my husband is allergic to nuts.