I had planned a post for today about ironic animal statuary. Alas, that post will have to wait for another day. Yesterday I saw a great idea for a garden mentioned on Twitter, and I just couldn’t pass up the opportunity to share it. @FromFarmToTable tweeted that she’s reinstating cocktail hour come spring and invited people to share what they’d plant in a “cocktail garden.” To me, a cocktail garden should be two fold: contain plants to be used in cocktails, and be pleasant to spend time in during cocktail drinking hours.
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by Fern on December 10, 2009
This is a Basil variety called ‘Pistou.’ It worked really well in my strawberry pot. The plant stays nice and compact, perfect for tight spaces.
If you have a really bright window, or you live in a mild climate like mine, basil can be grown almost year round. Though there are limits. December-February in Southern California doesn’t get very warm (highs in the 60s on a good day), and basil seems to grow really slowly during that time, so I don’t bother. I recently harvested all of my plants from my strawberry pot and will replace them with a really beautiful variety of Spinach. I love edible plants that are as beautiful as ornamental plants.
Anyway, I was really excited to see a somewhat unusual recipe in House Beautiful magazine, basil mashed potatoes. It seemed like the perfect thing to try with some of my basil. Yummy comfort food for the winter with fresh herbs from my garden. And since it came from the Barefoot Contessa herself, you know it’s delish.
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