tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3382541836368981865.post2097510679978162484..comments2023-09-15T07:31:57.059-06:00Comments on woman with wings: sage pestoPeggyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18071261854957363637noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3382541836368981865.post-34165797942999153322012-09-29T13:32:41.693-06:002012-09-29T13:32:41.693-06:00Jude -- hope you like it!
Deb, you remind me, I&#...Jude -- hope you like it!<br /><br />Deb, you remind me, I've totally forgotten to harvest and dry some oregano. Maybe an oregano pesto for the freezer instead? :)Peggyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18071261854957363637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3382541836368981865.post-23173175211007406702012-09-25T18:29:16.265-06:002012-09-25T18:29:16.265-06:00Sage didn't do very well this year, maybe next...Sage didn't do very well this year, maybe next. But I have some wonderful oregano and thyme. I'm trying to dry a bit more oregano before it dies down for the winter. The thyme I'll just pinch on throughout the winter.Deb Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03729615248033326334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3382541836368981865.post-6905018698420442632012-09-22T10:22:01.441-06:002012-09-22T10:22:01.441-06:00i have tons of sage, what a great idea....i have tons of sage, what a great idea....judehttp://spiritcloth.typepad.com/spirit_cloth/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3382541836368981865.post-35550494415234076052012-09-21T12:05:07.976-06:002012-09-21T12:05:07.976-06:00Love the sound of the chutney!
I seem to be able t...Love the sound of the chutney!<br />I seem to be able to grow chickweed lol which thankfully once youd told us could be eaten, I have taken to my heart and tum!<br />I bought some almost out of date preserve at the car boot off a stall that sells vegan and veggie end of line produce.<br />Its divine!<br />Fig and Apple preserve and its yummy in natural yoghurt too lol<br />liniecathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15643986273499722414noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3382541836368981865.post-90144902120158978172012-09-21T11:02:28.496-06:002012-09-21T11:02:28.496-06:00Nancy, that is so cool. Maybe the deepest plant co...Nancy, that is so cool. Maybe the deepest plant connections even possible are those from childhood? -- your own personal aromatherapy...Peggyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18071261854957363637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3382541836368981865.post-25702907570185782572012-09-21T00:16:49.022-06:002012-09-21T00:16:49.022-06:00Peggy, I don't know if I have rolled around in...Peggy, I don't know if I have rolled around in sage as much as you have, but I connect on a deep level to the smell (I think it's a childhood thing). Thanks for this post :)Nancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17185798765137874091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3382541836368981865.post-91177285945296678902012-09-20T21:36:56.556-06:002012-09-20T21:36:56.556-06:00Michelle, thank you for these recipes, I've go...Michelle, thank you for these recipes, I've got most of the ingredients to make the fruit chutney!!! this weekend.....I have never tasted a fig compote but am growing a little fig tree (3' tall) so I think I should definitely get to know it better. Maybe starting with your recipe. And I have some currants. Love this sharing so much.Peggyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18071261854957363637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3382541836368981865.post-36799835447763035012012-09-20T21:24:26.084-06:002012-09-20T21:24:26.084-06:00Mmmmmm-SAGE-I will try this 'cause it's sq...Mmmmmm-SAGE-I will try this 'cause it's squash season-I'm gearing up to make basil pesto for gifts and eating this weekend when I can buy a whole lot of it at the farm market (can't grow that much in the church garden for reason of their wanting more ornamental than functional, but recently I made these two recipes out of the stuff I had on hand:<br />fig compote<br />one dozen green figs<br />a handful of currents<br />three pieces of candied ginger<br />a pinch of salt<br />a packet of stevia or tablespoon of honey<br />simmer forty minutes<br />let cool<br />add one teaspoon rose water<br /><br />#2 fruit chutney<br />six fat vine ripened tomatoes<br />one large red onion<br />one peach and one apple<br />three ripe pears<br />three pieces of candied ginger<br />cumin<br />a few red pepper flakes<br />simmer forty minutes<br />let coolMs.https://www.blogger.com/profile/09479767121319709878noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3382541836368981865.post-45408593853347928442012-09-20T21:14:26.749-06:002012-09-20T21:14:26.749-06:00Hi Nat, oh good -- it's easy to make and if yo...Hi Nat, oh good -- it's easy to make and if you have any ideas for how to use it once you taste it, pass them on? You & Jacky have fun tomorrow -- lucky girls! :)Peggyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18071261854957363637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3382541836368981865.post-33104844927271288822012-09-20T21:10:37.696-06:002012-09-20T21:10:37.696-06:00Jacky, thanks and I really like your soup flavorin...Jacky, thanks and I really like your soup flavoring/presentation idea -- it might make me look like a much better cook than I am! ;)Peggyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18071261854957363637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3382541836368981865.post-36096742423107492292012-09-20T17:00:23.793-06:002012-09-20T17:00:23.793-06:00Thanks Peggy for this recipe. I have sage in our c...Thanks Peggy for this recipe. I have sage in our community garden that invites everyone to pick and I just bought a big bunch of parsley to make salsa yesterday. Perfect, I will make this pesto tonight and share with Jacky when I see her tomorrow. Thank you, thank you - Hugs<br />NatNat Palaskashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03591758405112517434noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3382541836368981865.post-17979832048866423832012-09-20T16:58:16.613-06:002012-09-20T16:58:16.613-06:00Delightfull post...your sage looks the epitome of ...Delightfull post...your sage looks the epitome of health and abundance!<br />Beautiful pesto recipe (thanks for sharing) and I like you idea of popping those frozen tablespoonfulls in the freezer.<br />This winter I made a lovely minestrone type soup which when serving you popped in a dollop of pesto and a drizzle of olive oil. Scrumptious (and really pleasing to the eye).<br /><br />Jacky xoxJackyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07347191565099767347noreply@blogger.com