Poor man's Pesto

This past summer I managed to only make one small batch of pesto, but surprisingly, I was rewarded in early winter and managed to get out another batch to last through winter. I was a bit short and substituted the shortage with wild basil. Because of the price of pine nuts, I substituted them with whatever nuts I had in the house. Freezing pesto in ice cube trays is great, especially for grabbing cubes to defrost and make sandwiches or to throw in thai green curries, pastas, etc...

Drying herbs

Okay, so I know nothing about this, but I am giving it a go and so far so good! :) I harvested some thyme from the garden, rinsed it well (this step probably not necessary for most but with this clay soil, I had to wash off the soil residue), then shook it out and hung it upside down in a very dry place where it gets indirect sun. I've now bottled the thyme and managed to get out a 3/4 full spice jar! Now I have done the same with some orageno and will soon be stripping the dried orageno off the stems and bottling!