Which one is hard to find, the farfalle or the pesto?? LOL!!
Pesto is super easy to make. Even if you had to substitute Thai Basil, it would still be good, or you can use spinach, too. Sub just about any other nut of choice for the pine nuts, I've used both walnuts and cashews before. OK, maybe not peanuts! I'm assuming that you can get good cheese - parm/regg or pecorino-romano. Pesto freezes well. I put up several containers every year from my basil plants. I haven't bought pesto is ages. Used some just tonight from the freezer, as this post had me craving it. Bumped it up with some fresh garlic and basil off the plants, a splash of vodka and half-n-half and viola - vodka cream pesto sauce! Penne, not farfalle tonight!