Sarah harvests a bunch of basil for pesto! She takes you from plant to plate.
Homemade Pesto:
4 cups basil
3 cloves garlic
1/3 cup nuts
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 tsp pepper
1 cup olive oil
1 cup shredded parmesan
Blend garlic, basil, nuts, salt and pepper while drizzling in the olive oil. After blended, add parmesan cheese and blend until desired consistency.
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Homemade Pesto:
4 cups basil
3 cloves garlic
1/3 cup nuts
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 tsp pepper
1 cup olive oil
1 cup shredded parmesan
Blend garlic, basil, nuts, salt and pepper while drizzling in the olive oil. After blended, add parmesan cheese and blend until desired consistency.
We also live in SW Missouri, and 2 years ago, my little dog got Ehrlichiosis from a tick bite. She had to stay overnight at the vet with IV fluids and was on antibiotics for two weeks. I almost lost her. It really weakened her immune system. It just really alerted me to the fact that ticks can be very dangerous and so we also are vigilant about checking every night for them.
Oh wow my mouth is watering I love zucchini never thought of eating it that way thank you so much ❤❤❤😊
I thought about your daughters wedding and doing bridal showers and how great it would be to do an Herb Tea Party. HERBAL TEA PARTY — with hot herb teas and Iced Herb teas
With so many excellant herbal teas available and it is easy to make your own –why not have your own an HERBAL TEA PARTY? Give your table a Herb Garden look with multiple of pots in different size of Fresh Herbs! You could even add a few white candles and some gardening or herb books. Make your first course rosemary scones, then serve tea sandwiches such as cream cheese and watercress on sourdough bread or chicken salad with tarragon on fresh-baked herb bread. You could also serve an her salad with tomatoes, parsley, and mint or opt for pasta with pesto sauce. Mint chocolate brownies or cinnamon ice cream would make a lovely dessert. And if you would like to give favors to your guest, consider (what else) seed packets or small pots og different herbs.
CUCUMBER-MINT TEA SANDWICHES: Ingredients: 1 large cucumber, peeled and thinly sliced, salt and pepper to taste, 16 thin slices white bread, 1 stick unsalted butter, 16 fresh mint leaves, washed and torn or chopped. Directions: Sprinkle the cucumber with salt and pepper and set aside in a colander for 10 minutes so any excess liquid can drain. Pat dry with paper towel. Using cookie cutters rounds or spring cookie shapes, cut two 2-inch rounds from each slice of bread. Coat one side of each slice of bread with a very thin layer of butter. Place another round of bread on top buttered side down, and press sandwich together gently. Serve immediately or refrigerate wrapped in plasstic wrap, until ready to serve or up to 3 hours.
SMOKED SALMON AND CHIVE CREAM CHEESE TEA SANDWICHES: Ingredients: 8 OZ. SMOKED SALMON THINLY SLICED, 1/2 CUP CREAM CHEESE, 2 TBSP. FINELY CHOPPED CHIVES, 12 thin slices PUMPERNICKEL bread. Directions: Mix the cream cheese and chives in a small bowl until soft and creamy. Set aside. Using cookie cutters , cut two about 2-inch size of from each slice of bread. Using the same cookie cutter cut the slices of smoked salmon. Spread the cream cheese mixture onto 1'2 half of the bread shapes, then top with a piece of salmon. Place another shape of bread on top, and press sandwich together gently. Serve immediately or refrigerate wrapped in plastic wrap, until ready to serve or up to 3 hours.
CUCUMBER, GOAT CHEESE AND SPROUT TEA SANDWICHES (makes 12) Ingredients: 1 medium cucumber, peeled and thinly sliced, salt and white pepper, 12 thin slices of seven-grain bread, ONE (6oz.) log of fresh goat cheese or goat spread, 1/2 cup alfalfa sprouts, fresh dill sprigs.
Directions: Sprinkle the cucumber with the salt & pepper and set aside in a colander for 10 minutes so excess liquid can drain out. Pat dry with paper towel. Using a spring cookie cutter or round cookie cutter about 2 inches cut two matching shapes from each slice of bread. Lay cucumber on 12 rounds of bread, season with salt & pepper . Sprinkle sprouts on top of cucumber. Cut goat cheese into 12 thin slices and lay a top bread rounds sprinkle with sprouts and top with cucumber slices. Top with the 12 remaining rounds of bread. Press gently the sandwiches together. Garnish with a sprig of dill. If not serving immediately wrap in Handi-wrap and refrigerate up to 3 hours.
SALMON WITH Thyme and Black Pepper Mustard Sauce: 3 tablespoons Dijon-style mustard1 teaspoon minced fresh thyme¼ teaspoon cracked black pepper. Combine mustard, fresh thyme, and cracked black pepper. Mix well; set aside. Can be made a day in advance. Before grilling or baking salmon use pastry rush to apply sauce cook to your desired doneness
APPETIZERS: HERB DEVILED EGGS – Devil eggs served on a devil eggs tray if you have one. Ingredients: 12 hard boiled eggs, 1/2 cup mayonnaise, 1/4 cup sweet pickle relish, drained save brine to add a little back after mixing everything together (to flavor the eggs and make the right consistency) , 1 Tbsp. Mustard, 1 tsp. to 1 Tbsp. diced fine fresh herb of your choice ( I like chives or thyme or tarragon), 1 tsp. salt, 1/2 tsp. Worcestershire sauce, 1/4 tsp. pepper.
Directions: Cut eggs in half, set egg whites aside. In bowl mash yolks and add all the other ingredients. Mix well. Stuff egg whites. Cover with Handi-wrap; Refrigerate until chilled and serve
My husband and I love pesto. We use almonds instead of pine nuts and we add some spinach because I find that a pesto with full basil can be a little over powering. Of course we don’t make our pesto quite so liquid as some do so that might add to the spiciness of our pesto. Thanks for you for sharing your recipe.
if the "pusher" to your food processor has a hole in it, you can turn the processor on and put your oil inside that black cup. It will then drizzle out at the perfect rate for your pesto and you don't have to stand there hoping you're not drizzling too fast or too slow 😊
Thank you- excellent video
Could you make up a bunch of zucchini noodles ahead of time and freeze or freeze dry?
Didn't realize pesto could be frozen… awesome. I enjoy spiralized zukes with cherry tomatoes & garlic sauteed in olive oil with Italian seasoning. This looks yummy, too!
Very nice information about gardening
I love your t-shirt. ❤
Check out pasta grannies channel they are old Italian ladies with ages that reaches more than a 100 year with a diet consist mostly of pasta and carbs. That’s why I believe keto and other diet are the worst. god created every thing for a reason and we can’t replace it easily it will always destroy our body in a way. so please think about planting your own wheat or put it in your diet in a small amount and don’t believe those doctors they are all looking after fame and money non of them cares about us
Where does Sarah get her inspirational t-shirts?
I just made this with my basil and boy is it delicious! We froze 7 cups. My favorite is parsley pesto, with the same ingredients but we had so much basil, I wanted to give it a try. So good- thank you Sarah! 🌿❤️
What kind of basil. Italian or sweet?
Thanks for a delicious looking meal! I love making meals that all comes from home grown garden and meat! ❤
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Hi dear you keep saying zucchini what is zucchini
I put lemonjuice in mine pesto…only a little tiny bit… so it stayes green 😇
I have wanted to try 'zoodles' for a while and this motivated me to try. They were so delicious. Next time I will steam them a little longer as they were a little too 'dente' but I will be eating them again for sure
If the basil isn’t washed, how do you get the beetle poop and eggs off the leaves?
We tried the Chicken pesto zoodles but added cherry tom. cut in half and loved it. This is such a great way to eat Zuc.
What type of basill do you grow?
Is it the mammoth?
We just started growing herbs for the first time. I was wondering how often we should water them? We have them in planter boxes and we live in Texas where it has been so hot! I have been watering them daily because I worry their drying from the heat. Thank you for your help 😊 ( I love your kitchen counters! Are those granite or quartz?..so pretty!!)
You can air dry those leaves for dried basil
Sarah, I made the pesto last night using walnuts. YUMMY! Thank you for sharing your recipe. 💜🤗🙏🏻
Does the basil pesto turn dark after defrosting?
I add the juice of one lemon, it helps keep the basil green. 😄
So interested in your keto ideas. My husband found keto while I was hospitalized with severe COVID infection. When I finally got home we started on our keto journey to help his diabetes. He's reversed diabetes and hypertension, lost about 30lbs, and is so healthy now. I'm backsliding with food fatigue and need some new ideas. I know I'm suffering because of my cheating.
Looking forward to making this tomorrow morning after I harvest my basil. Do you have a video about FD zoodles? We've tried palmini and soy noodles, but I'd rather make and store my own. While the sun is shining I want to make hay. We are out in the country and sometimes the bad weather can trap us in our home. Also, as the pastor's wife I like to prepare meals for our Bible study night and I want to provide healthy foods to benefit our folks physically while my husband provides for their spiritual health.
Good evening. I can't believe I missed one of your videos. Wow ! 6 years of watching a d and learning. Thank you
We also are keto and grainfree. Have you guys tried freeze drying your zoodles? That was a game changer for us. Is takes all that extra water out and the zoodles absorb any extra moisture from the sauce. We spiralize ours and the whole family loves them…we also use them as our noodles for chicken noodle soup. God Bless!