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Genovese Basil
Posted on July 8th, 2008 by Monique, under Cooking, Food, Gardening, Nature, Photography, Plants, Vegetarian.
This year I am growing several types of basil. This includes Genovese basil. It smells wonderful, and its big leaves are quite lovely. I have a bunch of small plants that are doing very well and look so pretty, I had to take some pictures.
One day, these lush green plants will be making my spaghetti sauce extra tasty.
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Growing Cherry Tomatoes
Posted on May 20th, 2008 by Monique, under Daily Life, Food, Gardening, Nature, New Orleans, Outdoors, Photography, Vegetarian, Weblog.
We have about 10×30 feet in the backyard of fended off garden area, and are growing lots of tomatoes. Here is a picture of the cherry tomatoes. This plant has tripled in size and already making tomatoes within a month of planting it in the ground. It had a little bit of yellowing leaves at the base of the plant, but looks like it is taking off and should make us lots of salad tomatoes. Yum. 
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Featured Kitchen Gadget Oxo Garlic Peeler
Posted on May 6th, 2008 by Monique, under Cooking, Daily Life, Food, Gadgets, Housewares, Kitchen, Photography, Shopping, Vegetarian, Weblog.
We are vegetarians here, so when cooking I need to use non meat bases to make tasty meals. So I use a lot of garlic, and really don’t like having smelly garlic fingers all the time, so I got one of these garlic peelers.
I never knew how these things worked, not a clue, until I had one in my hand. Its very simple. The tube is very gripping and rubbery, and you basically stick a clove of garlic inside and then roll the tube between your hand and the counter. The oil in the garlic loosens the skin, and voila off it comes. Very easily, no stinky garlic fingertips. It washes easily, and I will never be without one of these things again!
I made a special page with a big image of my Oxo Garlic Peeler, and added it to my brand new Kitchen Gadgets page, where I will be adding more of my favorite kitchen things as I can.
