Tag Archives: basil

A Little Afternoon Baking: Lemon Basil Shortbread

16 Jun

Yay! I just remembered that I LOVE to bake, and that one of my goals is to get much better at making delightful, buttery treats. Saturday afternoon, I gave this recipe a try. And I’m so glad that I did! Yum and….just, yum! Because I love lemon, I doubled the amount of lemon juice. The [...]

New Plants

26 Jun

Sweet Chris surprised me with cherry tomato and basil plants when I got home from work yesterday.  We named the tomato plants Tommy Toes and Talulla, and the basil plants Basil (pronounced so that it rhymes with “dazzle”) the basil and Herb (pronounce the “h”) the herb. Oh!  And on a side note, because this [...]

Tomato Basil Soup

21 Jun

Chris and I have the happiest new routine.  Each Saturday morning, we visit the Sunset Valley Farmer’s Market where we select freshly picked, sun-warmed tomatoes, eggplant, peppers, or any other veggies we want for the week.  This Saturday, Chris and I had a very specific list.  We have begun making a yummy new soup each [...]