Tag Archives: basil
Simply the Best Deviled Eggs
I do not like to plant my vegetables in straight lines. I know that this particular quirk is a result of watching my grandfather set up his surveying equipment just to make sure that his vegetables lines were perfectly parallel and perpendicular to his fence lines. He was obsessed with straight lines and was the […]
One-Pan Pasta
Once upon a time, I saw a picture of a gorgeous platter of all different kinds of sliced tomatoes in Martha Stewart’s Living magazine. I thought that it was the height of gardening chic to serve that at party with a smattering of basil and sliced mozzarella. It took me five years of trial and […]
A Picnic Dinner for Two
Last week, My Pirate whisked me away on a road trip adventure around the Washington State Peninsula to celebrate my fortieth birthday and our seventeen years of wedded bliss together. Before we left, I packed a picnic into our blue cooler filled with ice. I didn’t know where the day would take us and I […]
Summer Tomato Salad on Brown Butter Toasts
Late August always leads to culinary debauchery in our kitchen. All the fresh produce in the garden combined with my need to capture the last moments of summer create some memorable meals. My Pirate is home on vacation and before we take off on our road trip around the Washington Peninsula, we’ve been busy knocking […]
Blueberry and Basil Cream Biscuits
I made a perfectly respectable batch of blueberry coconut muffins for the herb workshop. But, when I gave one to My Pirate for him to sample, he simply took a bite, put the rest in the fridge, and shrugged his shoulders. When pressed, he said, “It tastes like a blueberry muffin.” I do want my […]
Basil Blossom Ricotta
If you were coming over to my house for a warm August evening in my garden, I would make you some Basil Blossom Ricotta to spread on toasted baguette slices with a Sungold Tomato and Basil Salad. We would sip cold white wine on the back patio and laugh as puppy Barnaby raced through the […]