Suburban Gardening

So I am a little behind on my posting, but wanted to share anyways.  Better later than never.

The garden is very much on the bare side.  After ripping out the final tomatoes, the only things left are my herb garden and some peppers (oh and one watermelon vine).  The heat finally took out everything else.

I was able to harvest a little more than 12 oz. (cleaned and picked off the stems) of Basil.  As my last batch was dried (thanks Granny for the microwave idea) and I am still using it, I decided to take advice of The Modern Victory Garden and make some pesto for freezing.

I put the basil in my food processor along with a little olive oil and some Italian cheese. In the end I ended up with a large amount of pesto, that I zip-locked and froze. When needed, I will pull it out, cut off the amount I need, and put it back in the freezer.

From the harvest picture about, you will see a few habinero peppers and some ripe (red ripe) jalepenos.  I decided to combine that with some cider vinger, diced onions (left from my harvest months ago) through the blender and cooked it on the stove until a little thich with some salt.  I added a little more cider vinger (as it boiled out).  Then I bottled it for some SPICY hot sauce.  It turned out great.  I have been putting it on my grilled chicken.  I am told it will keep in the refrigerator for about six months. 

I expect it to be gone in a few weeks.....only one bottle of it....perfect for the 5 harinero and 8 or so jalapenos.

The only other thing that seems to be producing well in the herb garden is some ginger root I planted in April or so.  I need to do a little more research, but I just bought some from the grocery store and popped it in the ground.  I love fresh ginger, so I hope it turns out well.  My first job was in a Chinese Resturant, and I am hoping to adapt a recipe for the Ginger Dumpling sauce that I am able to can and put up for use anytime.  I will eat this sauce on EVERYTHING (plus it make a great marinade).

Thanks for reading.  As always I appreciate any comments left!

SG