Pizza Zazz

In an effort to (a) lower our carbon footprint and (b) refrain from having a fridge full of brown clumps that used to be herbs, we decided to grow a pizza herb basket on our back patio.

Neither of us have ever been able to keep anything alive, except a hibiscus that could miraculously survive on intermittent watering. Naturally, I was skeptical.

Thanks to a rainy June, the basil, parsley and greek oregano have flourished. We even have very fragrant rosemary and lavender plants.

We made our very first dish containing ingredients that we grew on our property tonight. Technically, Sarah made it. We added some basil and oregano to our pepperoni pizza, and it was delicious. It's very satisfying to eat things that you cultivated yourself. I look forward to more of that next year when I have a proper garden in my back yard.

Said specimen is shown above. Proof of tastiness can be seen in the background. We polished one off before I could even get the camera out.