With all the basil growing in the garden, I decided to make some pizza with pesto instead of red sauce. Try this delicious Pesto Pizza! Makes 2 14–16 inch pizzas Ingredients For dough: 2 packages yeast ¾ cup whole wheat flour 1 tbl milk 2 tbl olive oil ½ tsp […]
The green beans are in full production, with only 4 pole bean plants there’s more beans than we can possibly eat! I’ve been picking beans every three days, waiting any longer produces beans that are too big and fat. They get stringy and tough. Don’t let them grow […]
I’ve been harvesting opal and green basil from the garden, so it’s pesto season. I always have basil in my summer garden, and since opal basil is hard to find, I grow my own. If you can’t find opal basil starts, try growing them from seed or purchasing at your […]
This recipe is quick and easy. Use cucumbers, onions, and tomatoes from the garden. Serves 8. Ingredients: 4–5 tomatoes 1 large cucumber 6 oz feta cheese ¼ cup red onion 2 tsp oregano 1 tsp pepper, freshly ground 3 tbl balsamic vinegar 3 tbl olive oil Method: 1. Cut […]
Amazing how quickly there’s food to eat from a home garden. I didn’t plant until the second week of May, and then it was a slow process which took a few weeks to complete. The first veggies we were eating were baby lettuce and radishes. By July 1, there was […]
Golphers already! I seem to get one every summer, just as my veggies are growing big and beautiful. I go out to the garden and this is what I find: A dead plant! But this year I’ve decided to take matters into my own hands (in the past I’ve […]
