14 Aug
I’ve been AWOL for about a month. My poor gardens no doubt feel neglected. We had a surprise 9-days out of town in early August, which accounts for some of my absence. While I was gone, the squash patch at Eagle Heights got HUGE and took over nearly my entire garden plot:
It even invaded the [...]
9 Sep
Pesto
recipe found on epicurious.com, from Gourmet in September 2002.
Servings: Makes about 1 1/3 cups.
3 large garlic cloves
1/2 cup pine nuts
2 oz Parmigiano-Reggiano, coarsely grated (2/3 cup)
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon black pepper
3 cups loosely packed fresh basil
2/3 cup extra-virgin olive oil
With food processor running, drop in garlic and finely chop. Stop motor and add nuts, cheese, [...]
8 Sep
Well, I’m back from India to find that my garden is in pretty decent shape. There’s an abundance of tomatoes, some of which I’ve frozen. The basil is also very healthy, and the carrot patch has exploded! It’s all very exciting and tasty. I made pesto yesterday, and Matthew made a delicious tomato sauce with [...]
10 Jun
Today (6/10) I planted some more broccoli, some edamame, some more cucumbers, and a little patch of basil. I’m hoping that by planting late I’ll get a fall crop of at least some of that stuff. I couldn’t find any more pepper plants at the garden store, so I planted the three that Jessica brought [...]
27 May
I checked the mallow and the peppers this morning and didn’t see any aphids. I’ll keep my fingers crossed that my hosing and the rain and the bugs have taken care of the little pests.
Also, I took this picture of my baby basil plants today. Can you guess which way the window is relative to [...]
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