tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7945786327884906788.post1719495979137289221..comments2024-03-20T03:53:55.113-04:00Comments on Yankee-Belle Cafe: Basil Pesto - Revisiting a FaveMissy Tippenshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05480008023330542958noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7945786327884906788.post-24525771735629362012016-05-19T18:39:51.326-04:002016-05-19T18:39:51.326-04:00And I hug your neck, Tina. ;) Now get some sleep.And I hug your neck, Tina. ;) Now get some sleep.Mindy Obenhaushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15049730175697756032noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7945786327884906788.post-24972364791870649682016-05-19T16:11:19.036-04:002016-05-19T16:11:19.036-04:00OH MY GOSH!! SO SORRY TO MISS THIS ONE. I was actu...OH MY GOSH!! SO SORRY TO MISS THIS ONE. I was actually...um..writing all day and until three am.<br /><br />I love homemade Pesto. Thank you for this. I kiss your ring.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7945786327884906788.post-3298993390473789232016-05-18T08:40:42.256-04:002016-05-18T08:40:42.256-04:00Works for me, Mary Cate. I hope there's some g...Works for me, Mary Cate. I hope there's some garlic in with the kale and walnuts, though.Mindy Obenhaushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15049730175697756032noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7945786327884906788.post-36128256668331995692016-05-18T08:39:05.759-04:002016-05-18T08:39:05.759-04:00Yeah, water is kind of a key factor, isn't it ...Yeah, water is kind of a key factor, isn't it Sandra? This is actually my second batch of basil. My first batch died before I planted them in the pots because I forgot to water them. I learned my lesson and planted these right away, then I not only used Miracle Grow potting soil, I used the moisture retaining no one. Figured I'd take all the help I could get. :PMindy Obenhaushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15049730175697756032noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7945786327884906788.post-31069948832072040592016-05-18T08:35:02.260-04:002016-05-18T08:35:02.260-04:00Missy, I use the Miracle Grow potting soil and tha...Missy, I use the Miracle Grow potting soil and that makes a huge difference.Mindy Obenhaushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15049730175697756032noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7945786327884906788.post-91418513730661240652016-05-18T00:30:49.324-04:002016-05-18T00:30:49.324-04:00I always want to make pesto, Mindy. I've seen ...I always want to make pesto, Mindy. I've seen some kale walnut recipes for pesto too. Maybe we should have a pesto-off! (Like a bakeoff but green ;) )Cate Nolanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10424872139114718902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7945786327884906788.post-72988459633010493142016-05-17T21:54:36.164-04:002016-05-17T21:54:36.164-04:00I love basil and yours looks beautiful. Can't...I love basil and yours looks beautiful. Can't garden. Hubby won't let me near any of our plants. I tend to kill them. Not sure why. LOL I think I over water. Or under water. Who knows?Sandra Leesmithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13911169281960710923noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7945786327884906788.post-41387024670127926602016-05-17T18:25:22.110-04:002016-05-17T18:25:22.110-04:00I love this! Thanks for sharing again. I wish my b...I love this! Thanks for sharing again. I wish my basil would grow so well.Missy Tippenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05480008023330542958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7945786327884906788.post-31234809123431002272016-05-17T16:38:21.613-04:002016-05-17T16:38:21.613-04:00Let's see, your 0 is our 32 degrees. Freezing ...Let's see, your 0 is our 32 degrees. Freezing any way you slice it and most plants don't like that. <br /><br />The downside to Texas, Kav, is that mornings, while cooler than the afternoons, can still be pretty toasty. Overnight temps often don't fall below 80. Thank God for air conditioning. <br /><br />Praying your energy level will increase so you can show those gardens who's boss. :)Mindy Obenhaushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15049730175697756032noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7945786327884906788.post-24471967741787196362016-05-17T13:44:00.102-04:002016-05-17T13:44:00.102-04:00I'm with everyone else re heat and humidity an...I'm with everyone else re heat and humidity and weeding. When it gets hot here I do garden work in the early morning. <br /><br />We've had really wonky weather so I've just started getting into the garden now. I'm feeling quite overwhelmed because my whole front is perennial beds and the side yard where I grow my veggies is over run with grass. I can only work for short periods in the garden...much less than last year. Hoping I can build up again. And drat those dandelions...they are blossoming with a vengeance. Have to get them all before they fluff out and spread their weedy goodness all over the place.<br /><br />Victoria Day weekend -- this one coming up -- is the traditional planting time up here. We're supposed to be guaranteed no frost. Mind you, it went down to 0 last night. I'm pretty sure I won't get everything in...or even ready to go in. Gah! Kavhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03719229222267994577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7945786327884906788.post-11024833484342109552016-05-17T11:27:11.198-04:002016-05-17T11:27:11.198-04:00Yes, I love that basil especially does so well in ...Yes, I love that basil especially does so well in containers, Jan. That way I have it at the ready for bruschetta, caprese salad and I can freeze the pesto to have it all winter. Still wishing I could grow rhubarb, but it just doesn't like the heat. <br /><br />The humidity. Ugh. We're most of a coastal climate at the ranch, so there will be plenty of humidity. You might find I've melted into a puddle one day. :PMindy Obenhaushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15049730175697756032noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7945786327884906788.post-17955550243323790312016-05-17T10:28:09.805-04:002016-05-17T10:28:09.805-04:00I'm with Ruthy. The heat PLUS the humidity of ...I'm with Ruthy. The heat PLUS the humidity of east Texas makes me homicidal. Thank you, Mr. Carrier, for inventing air conditioning!<br /><br />I love pesto. Love it. But my gardening has gone away with the rest of my time.<br /><br />It's moving that does it, I think. It always takes me a few years to figure out the new climate - humid/arid, clay soil/sandy soil, two growing seasons/one growing season - and I just haven't had the time to put into doing that since we moved to the Black Hills.<br /><br />But I can do small things, one at a time. The rhubarb is looking good this spring, and the raspberries. We have a cherry tree that's doing well, too. Maybe this year I'll add a couple basil plants! They do well in containers. :)<br /><br />Thanks for the idea, Mindy!Jan Drexlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05609332074458434806noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7945786327884906788.post-8040486328476409602016-05-17T08:46:08.492-04:002016-05-17T08:46:08.492-04:00I know there are at least two growing seasons. I&#...I know there are at least two growing seasons. I'll have to get with my friend Cheryl, a rancher's wife, to find out what to plant when. She plants everything from onions and peppers to cauliflower and cabbage, tomatoes, peppers... All at different times of the year. As I recall, potatoes and onions are planted in October and harvested in the spring. Obviously I have much to learn.<br /><br />I'm glad I'm not the only one who feels that way about gardening in the heat. Although I draw the line at killing. Though equipped with a garden hoe...Mindy Obenhaushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15049730175697756032noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7945786327884906788.post-76706425776217090372016-05-17T05:11:08.129-04:002016-05-17T05:11:08.129-04:00I would kill someone if I had to week and monkey a...I would kill someone if I had to week and monkey around in your heat. There would be jail time served, no lie.<br /><br />So do you have two growing seasons there? Like first crop, second crop?<br /><br />If you started a veggie garden in March to harvest in June... and then another one in August to harvest in October... does that work at the ranch?<br /><br />Or would it be just one early garden? Start in early April, harvest in July, and stay out of the heat....<br /><br />This looks marvelous, and I remember you doing this and I've NEVER DONE IT. I'm so sorry, call me slacker Ruthy.<br /><br />But I should because I'm editing or researching every night right now, and something quick out of the freezer is clutch.<br /><br />Although existing on tuna fish isn't a BAD THING. :)<br /><br />Ruth Logan Hernehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11550734775151341968noreply@blogger.com