Garden Update

My first ever garden has been such a delight to watch grow.

We're still enjoying cucumbers...well just 3 more left right now.

My first summer squash is ready to harvest.




But let me tell you about the tomatoes.

They have finally grown to the size where they should be ready to ripen.

I consider myself fortunate they did not succumb to the blight that affected a huge number of crops in the Northeast this year.

So I will patiently wait for them to ripen in the sun and cross my fingers that this year's frost comes a little bit late.

Basil From My Garden

Started from seed and now ready to harvest, another ingredient from my first ever garden that I get to sample.

I believe this was the freshest and most wonderful basil I have ever tasted.

Along with the pizza dough and Cabot cheese, some other store bought ingredients that I used were extra virgin olive oil, red pepper flakes, sea salt, garlic and cherry tomatoes.

Baked on a pizza stone for 15 minutes in a 450 degree oven, it filled my kitchen with the most wonderful fragrance.

It was SO good.

Really good. Yet the next time I make it, I think I will add a lot more basil and tomatoes, and perhaps a touch more garlic. And if I'm real lucky, they will be the cherry tomatoes from my garden!