Tuesday, June 5, 2012

I've got a crush...

...on basil. It happens every summer. I want it on salad, on pizza, on fresh tomatoes, and even on corn. I snagged a bunch at the farmers market last week and enjoyed the smell while it hung out on my kitchen counter waiting for it's time to shine as a star of my next dish!

Favorite use in recent memory? Homemade pizza. I made up a batch of PW's easy-as-pie pizza dough for starters, then went all pizza-italiano from there on out with Nello's sauce, fresh mozzarella, & basil (duh.) Simply Ah-may-zing. Do it, I dare you.



5 comments:

KatiePerk said...

Yum. I am also a basil gal. We have been enjoying a little vodka Tonic with cukes and basil lately!

The Pink Giraffe said...

It just makes summer taste so much better!

Nat said...

I hear you I love basil and I swear summer basil is even better!

All Things Cherish said...

That looks absolutely amazing! Basil is one of my favorite herbs and it's perfect for non-green thumb people like me bc its impossible to kill. I need to check out PW's dough recipe, thanks for sharing!

The Mrs. said...

We're doing a whole home made pizza party here on Sunday. Love basil too!!!