Basil!

This is Alex sitting in for Lisa, who insists I am her spokesperson. She kept asking me what the ingredient should be, but I told her to choose. Tonight she finally decided on basil as this month's ingredient. She instructed me to relay the following message: "I challenge you to not use basil merely as a garnish!" I would just add that pesto seems a little obvious. But, then, it's so tasty! I've also told Lisa that we should make multiple dishes to make up for our absence of late. We'll see about that. Okay--go!