HANDS-ON COOKING.
One of our favorite wedding presents we received was our giant granite mortar and pestle. It is ridiculously primitive in a way....but also unbelievably satisfying. There is nothing like a hot cup of coffee made with freshly ground beans that you spent several groggy minutes smashing yourself. Jesse and I hope to one day live for awhile without electricity...and our mortar and pestle will then become essential - much more than a novelty item! It most recently was responsible for some delicious pesto. INGREDIENTS: Fresh basil and garlic, some olive oil and pine nuts, and some serious grinding = perfection. Do any of you have a mortar and pestle? What do you use it for? But more importantly - which is the mortar and which is the pestle?!- Hannah.