Lemon Basil Gin

I grew lemon basil the past 2 years...it has a great lemony aroma, and I like using it to flavor water. Shove a clean sprig of lemon basil in a bottle of water, let it sit overnight, and you've got a tasty beverage.  I was reading a great article about infusing flavors into liquor, and it hit me - I need to marry lemon basil to gin.

My cocktail of choice is a classic gin and tonic...ice, gin, tonic, and a twist of lime.  If I'm

Fall Harvests

We had a week of solid rain followed by a week of cooler, but pretty nice weather.  During the wet week, I did not pick at all.  In the past week, I picked twice.

This is my garden loot from October 17.  Snap beans, acorn squash, red amaranth, lettuce, arugula, a red bell pepper, a few cherry tomatoes, and

Figs, Eggplant, and Snow Peas

Exciting new produce coming in from the garden recently...

Here's the harvest from October 2.  In the middle, there are 2 kinds of eggplant, and directly above them, a brown turkey fig.  Just to the left of the fig are the first of the fall snow peas.

My brown turkey fig tree has