Yes, it's the last day of August, but the calendar says summer ends Sept. 22nd, so I'm going with that.
Blue skies continue and it's warm, some say hot, still.
We don't have a lot of crops this year, but the tomatoes are now plentiful and the basil crop is wonderful.
Yesterday I roasted the plum tomatoes that were ripe and made several pints of tomato sauce, flavored with homegrown basil and oregano. We are eating tomatoes with cottage cheese for lunch and sliced tomatoes or caprese salad for dinner. We have lots of tomatoes!
Today we made basil pesto.
I make it with basil, parmesan cheese, walnuts and olive oil, no garlic. We are not garlic fans. We use it on pasta dishes.
My yard is looking tired, typical late summer look. Here are a few more garden pics from our Saturday tour.
I have never tried pesto, not sure that we eat the right kind of pasta dishes for it...lasagna and spaghetti:) Those yellow daisy like flowers must be some kind of a Mum...they are very cheerful!
ReplyDeleteYour yard looks lovely. Those big orange flowers are amazing; cala lilies? Linda in Kansas
ReplyDeleteThe stuff you're preparing sounds tasty. And it's made with your own produce.
ReplyDeleteNo sign of fall around here, no early hints of yellow or red on the trees so it feels like summer. Or Florida here in Vermont. I wonder what the plants are thinking about climate change.
ReplyDeleteNow you have me craving tomatoes with cottage cheese. Haven't done that in ages. You certainly have a lovely stockpile of pesto. Well done.
ReplyDeleteIt didn't feel as hot yesterday, and I'm hoping today will be the same!
ReplyDeleteYour gardens don't look spring fresh but they are still end of summer lovely.
ReplyDeleteI've never eaten tomatoes with cottage cheese but will have to try it. I'm not keeping with my tomatoes either - time to turn them into something I can use this winter.
I have such a hard time planting tomatoes. Basil is easy, eggplant is relatively easy. But tomatoes just don't do well. I think it is too hot and I might start putting up shade tents. I don't recall seeing your pond before. I have tubs with lotus, water lilies, and a lot of duckweed to control the algae and keep the fish happy.
ReplyDeleteLove Pesto! I make it and pour into cupcake papers and then when they're frozen, I take them out of the pan and store them in a gallon zip lock. One cupcake size is about perfect for either rice or pasta as a side dish, or makes a great topping for pizza if you get tired of marinara.
ReplyDeleteYou have such a nice spacious kitchen. And I notice you were able to stand and cook there despite your sore hip.
ReplyDeleteToday still felt very much like summer (32C) but tomorrow it's only forecast to be 23 so I'm hopeful.
ReplyDeleteTomatoes are ripening fast here too. I'm sure enjoying them!!
Wow! I am so impressed. I've never tried to grow tomatoes here in Hawaii. Hmmm... Maybe we should give it a try. You would make my brother jealous. He used to grow basil at our house for pesto, but when we tried growing it again, it did not do well. You are both such talented gardeners.
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