... since my last post. I guess I have been busy! My garden is doing good - very overgrown and it was too hot for a long time to deal with it. Nevertheless, I have gotten some delicious tomatoes (green zebra, black krim, and rutgers).
Today, I made dinner with tomatoes and basil from the garden. I boiled some mini potatoes. When they were done, I drained them and tossed with a lemon vinaigrette (1 clove garlic, grated; zest from 1/2 lemon; juice from 1 lemon; salt, pepper, and olive oil to taste). I let that marinate while I made the rest. For the basil sauce, ~3 cups packed basil blended with 1 clove garlic (I grated first), zest from 1 lemon, juice from 1-2 lemons, and a splash of olive oil. Then, I sauteed up some peppers in garlic and olive oil. The peppers were small sweet peppers, so I just cut them in half (very pretty!). Then, I arranged the sliced tomatoes, potatoes, and peppers on a plate, and drizzled with the sauce. It isn't in the picture, but we ate it with a wedge of goat brie. The only thing missing was a piece of good bread!
The garlic I used was from my parent's garden. My sister made us a garlic braid. The garlic is very delicious and also very strong.
Today, I made dinner with tomatoes and basil from the garden. I boiled some mini potatoes. When they were done, I drained them and tossed with a lemon vinaigrette (1 clove garlic, grated; zest from 1/2 lemon; juice from 1 lemon; salt, pepper, and olive oil to taste). I let that marinate while I made the rest. For the basil sauce, ~3 cups packed basil blended with 1 clove garlic (I grated first), zest from 1 lemon, juice from 1-2 lemons, and a splash of olive oil. Then, I sauteed up some peppers in garlic and olive oil. The peppers were small sweet peppers, so I just cut them in half (very pretty!). Then, I arranged the sliced tomatoes, potatoes, and peppers on a plate, and drizzled with the sauce. It isn't in the picture, but we ate it with a wedge of goat brie. The only thing missing was a piece of good bread!
The garlic I used was from my parent's garden. My sister made us a garlic braid. The garlic is very delicious and also very strong.
Hey there, it's Laura (Michael Pickle's girlfriend). I love your blog. I'm wondering if you'd help me try to recreate the flavor of Trader Joe's Salsa Authentica. I'm on a quest, but it keeps turning out wrong. I thought you might be able to help, being a cook and a chemist and all. :)
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