Oh How I love Gardening!!

Oh How I Love Gardening!!

 I love flowers and vegetables. To grow my own is something I've wanted to do for a very long time. Loads of tomatoes, peppers, and zucchini for homemade spaghetti sauce. Then I've got summer squash, spaghetti squash, green beans, peas, lettuce, and eggplant, basil, rosemary, and parsley. The fruits of our labor I do hope will be plentiful. Better to have freshly home-grown veggies knowing that there aren't crazy chemicals being sprayed onto them makes it feel much better. Plus, the money saved instead of giving it to the grocery store. A sigh of relief takes over. Eating all natural is so much better. I'm now learning how to prep these if there is such a crop that I need to freeze for winter yumminess. The herbs I have a technique in order to freeze and use over the winter months. I so cannot wait to see what all these produces.

My flowers are something I try very hard to keep up. I will fundamentally admit I haven't a green thumb on this body. All I can say is I try. This year wasn't that bad. I truly love making things from what I have grown. So as promised I will share with you another recipe that I can freeze and use with pasta or spaghetti squash. for the protein I use either chicken or shrimp.

Lemon Basil Pesto

1 cup each of Basil and Parsley

1 lemon

1/2 cup parmesan cheese (freshly grated)

pinch each of salt and pepper

1 to 1 1/2 cups of good quality extra virgin olive oil

1 large or two small garlic cloves fresh and minced

1/2 cup pine nuts (optional) 

in a food processor take the basil, parsley, salt, pepper, minced garlic, parmesan cheese, lemon (zest lemon completely and cut lemon in half juice both halves. Add pinenuts if you desire so that it is a thick consistency. Drizzle Olive oil and mix thoroughly.

Store Pesto in mason jar which should last a week in the refrigerator or freeze in freezer safe bag or in a food saver bag. (I use chef preserve) freeze then vacuum seal. Pesto should last up to 6 months.  #ilovemycapecodlife #ilovemylittlepartofparadise #lovemysimplepleasuresinlife #ilovecleaneating #allnaturalisbetter

Until then Stay Happy, Stay Safe, and Stay Positive.

Sally