What time's dinner?

No pine nuts? :)

he he, if the tree were hardy here, Alabamanicole, I would be trying to grow it! No room inside for trees; I have to buy my pine nuts.

I am a northern transplant, and loving this heat, and the extended growing season (short winters, woo hoo!) here.

Che meraviglia!

Wie wunderbar ;-)

Fantastic Drippy! Great minds think alike .I planted a lot of basil and parsley(no garlic wal-mart has plenty) this year in order to make some pesto but haven't gotten around to it .As for pine nuts I can't find any . Plenty of other nuts around here ,don't want 'em in my pasta though lol.

Check your local super market for the pine nuts. They're a bit pricey, but worth it, I think. Some people use other nuts, like toasted walnuts or pistachio nuts. I'll bet that the pistachios are a nice touch.

Warm enough... but too cold for avocados or olives, alas. I already have a potted pomegranate, but I'd trade for a potted olive if given the chance.

I don't even use nuts in my pesto usually, but I bet black walnuts would be good in place of pine nuts. Wrong season, but the nuts will keep.

Parsley in pesto? That's a new one to me.

Ha ha, Gruber - yeah, as Rhizo suggested, I get the pine nuts in the supermarket - depending on the market, they're not always easy to find, and you may have to ask a clerk where they are stashed. They are pricey, but a 4 oz. bag usually goes into 4 or 5 single batches of pesto for me. You might want to try a small space for growing garlic - may be just wishful thinking on my part, but I believe the homegrown taste is superior.

Now I am in the stage where many people are with zucchini - pasta with pesto, pesto chicken, pesto fish...pesto - bread? Maybe next week.

Alabamanicole, I thought parsley was rather standard - many folks substitute spinach, but I haven't tried that yet.

I wasn't going to say anything, BUT....I've never made it/had it with parsley either. Or spinach. Might be interesting!

I can see how parsley would add a nuance to the bite, but mixing in spinach would just cut the intensity of the basil taste, I would think. Wrong season, too.

Speaking of spinach, I'm having a hard time believing it is almost time to start the fall garden crops.

Bite yo tongue, woman!

Alabamanicole,

Pomegranates are hardy here. I live in North Shelby county and grow mine outside.

Susan.

I'm north of you by a bit, Susan. I think most years it would probably be okay, but the "Wonderful" variety is only hardy to 5F. If I were a huge fan, I'd get one of the hardier varieties, but one or two pomegranates a year pretty much fills my desire for poms.

I probably should have discovered this *before* buying the tree. :)