When it comes to a cooking competition, there’s one thing that you can always count on for success. And, that one thing is even more reliable when you have hockey players in the mix. The secret is pasta. Think about it, pre-game meals are so often filled with pasta because it gives players the energy to bring their all on the ice for a couple hours on game day. Lately, my garden has been filled with Basil and that just lends itself to a nice big fresh pesto for the fellas in our offseason cook off. So, I’m gonna go out to the garden and pick off a couple of stems of fresh basil. I’m gonna roast some pine nuts to bring out that nutty full flavor. Then i’ll drop it all together in my blender with some freshly grated cheese, a big pour of some expensive olive oil and the squeeze of a couple of lemons. And in no time, I will have a beautiful green pesto to pour over fresh pasta that’ll have me the king of the locker room cooking extravaganza.