As you may have guessed I've been making a bit of basil pesto in my spare time and freezing it for those cooler autumn and cold winter days when comfort food is at its height. It will be refreshing and bright to have on hand and savour the flavour of our summer.
More than a handful however here are just some of the many juicy tomatoes that have come from our wee garden and made it to our kitchen. Nestled in sandwiches, tossed in salads, simmered in sauces or ate as is, nothing compares to their fragrancy, bright bold colour and taste.
Here is the infamous basil plant that has given so much and created some flavourful dishes. It was much taller before I took this photo but then again we have used so much already. The regrowth of this plant is amazing and I am sure by the end of the season we will have a bunch of lovely dried basil. The oregano plant we chose to leave inside, is much smaller, is thriving so well too.
Our glorious tomatoes in action and blazing in the hot sun. Regrowth has been steady which has made for such a great tomato year in our garden. We also have peppers, both sweet and hot and their offering although fruitful has been a bit slower especially with the sweet peppers. Last year we had such a wonderful yield with them that I had to freeze the remaining ones at the end of the season. Which was great as it provided us with peppers throughout winter. This year I think the hot peppers will exceed the sweet peppers, which is absolutely fine.
