We grew a number of basil plants this summer and  Matt kept us in pesto. A couple of times this month when I was baking bread, I used some of the dough to make Matt Artichoke Pesto Pizzas. Pizzas were baked at 600°F on a stone on the grill.

A work night dinner that didn’t take longer than 40 minutes to prepare. Green Peppercorn steak with roasted potatoes, sauted mushrooms and steamed green beans. I put some dried green peppercorns in hot beef broth (or chicken)  and set aside.  Cut up the potatoes and got them into the steam oven. When the potatoes were…