Chives & Basil

I picked these from the greenhouse.

I helped these to grow!!!

So I had to eat them.

After toasting a sandwich thin in the frying pan, I added my own version of basil pesto, cooked turkey bacon, Londoner cheese, a fried egg, and chopped chives on top.

This pesto was about 1 cup fresh basil, 1/2 cup plain almonds, and 3-4 Tbsp olive oil (and a pinch of salt).

I hung the Thai basil blossoms. So pretty.

This was my husband's version: regular bacon and sliced tomato. No complaints there!

So tell me: What would you create with chives and basil???

A Fail and a Win.

I used my food processor to shred up a bunch of broccoli before it went bad.

To it, I added apple cider vinegar, brown sugar, nonfat Greek yogurt, chicken boullion granules, and salt.

It was gross. 

I think it could be improved upon, but the stuff (I would honestly rather use a much less ladylike term) pictured below was nasty tasting. Way too much vinegar in the recipe I used. 

Any good recipes for great tasting slaw??? I need help.

The following was much, much better.

About 3 cups of shredded broccoli.

6 eggs.

1 cup shredded mozzarella cheese.

Salt. 1 tsp.

Parsley. 1 tsp.

Oregano. 1 tsp.

Half of a chopped Walla Walla sweet onion.

Bacon. Baked. Crumbled.

Bread turned into bread crumbs.

(I froze bread before it went bad and saved it. Process it and you have instant bread crumbs!)

About 2 cups worth, perhaps more (didn't measure).

All tossed together...

...and pressed into a 9x13 baking pan.

Cover with tin foil.

Bake at 350 degrees for 35 minutes.

Enjoy a baked bacon and broccoli frittata, Nicole-style.

So tell me: Have you created anything in the kitchen lately?

Momma Tammy's Apple Pie in Photos

The Pyrex dish she always uses to make pie crust.

In go 7 granny smith apples.

On goes cinnamon, sugar, and tapioca.

She bakes this pie for 1 hour and 6 minutes. Every time. And has no idea why.

We ate this pie with homemade vanilla ice cream.

Yes, it was fantastically delectable. 

So tell me: What are you learning to bake? Who is teaching you?