In Texas, the basil is rockin’. I’ve nurtured three plants this spring, and they are happy indeed, but I know as the summer heats up, their tender leaves will suffer. So I’m doing my best to enjoy as much of their bounty as I can now and preserve like a pioneer woman for colder times. If you love basil, I hope you’ll enjoy my quick tips for growing, using, and preserving this wonderfully spicy-yet-sweet herb.
Tag: Pesto
Vegan Cashew Basil Pesto
Pesto is a tasty, versatile way to highlight the spring’s bounty of fresh herbs. Here’s my very favorite pesto recipe.
Weeknight food preservation: Put up food for winter without canning
Here are some tips for preserving tomatoes, herbs, and greens without canning!
Basil Bounty: Three Tips for Saving Money by Making Your Own Pesto (Recipe Included)
July ushers in the epitome of summer garden abundance here in Wisconsin. So I was disappointed to see my local supermarket in town selling a teeny “fresh” box of basil [ … ]
Dandelion Wine, Tea, Salad and More Magic in Your Own Backyard
Ever since reading the novel Dandelion Wine in grade school, I’ve been rather curious about the culinary history of this common garden plant. Many consider it a weed, others think [ … ]
Edible Wild Food: Sorrel
Today we’ve eaten the last of our sorrel until spring. Where I grew up we had traveller families who passed through our village several times a year, and when they [ … ]
Farmers Market Fare 15
It’s still August, and thus, still tomato season. Around our house, we are eating about 15 lbs. per week. It’s a lot of tomatoes. Yet, tomatoes are so versatile, so [ … ]
Basil Bounty Makes Perfect Pesto
I was over at my lovely mother-in-law’s house yesterday, and I noticed how well her window box full of herbs (a gift from my husband and me) was doing. The [ … ]
Green Diva’s Guide to Delicious Living – Pre-Basil, Kale Pesto
I know. It doesn’t sound particularly appetizing, but trust me. This is delicious. We keep basil in the garden and pesto in the fridge during most of the summer season. [ … ]