Missing Willow Farm

We have some gorgeous genovese basil in the garden right now (and a 28 pound watermelon!).  I like to get some set aside for when it’s winter and fresh basil is nowhere to be found.  

I get as much as possible into a mini food processor and whir it up with a drizzle of olive oil.

The resulting basil/olive oil paste gets put into a quart sized freezer bag and it gets popped into the freezer laying flat. Once frozen, just break off a chunk and add it to soups, sauces, pastas etc. A taste of summer in the dead of winter.

I am making pesto, stuffed zucchini, dill pickles and BLTs today.  I love summer!

Any Harry Potter fans out there?  On the Gypsy Soul Laser Cuts blog today, you will find my display shelf of Honeydukes sweets.  http://gslcuts.blogspot.com/2018/07/honeydukes-display.html

Our pickling cucumbers on both sides of their trellis have climbed up to meet in the middle.  I make pickles on average every 2-3 days, which gets tedious sooner than later.  We actually have two of these trellises in our garden.  The weight of the cucumbers makes them hang down, which makes them easier to find and pick.