Basil-Yay or Nay? berry lemon basil smoothie recipe forthcoming

[RandomAnthony]

Man, I dig basil, growing it, eating it, everything, and apparently we're in danger of a basil blight...

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/st...

Basil? Thoughts?

[Jackie "the Librarian"]

Noooooo!!! I love basil! Stay away, blight!

Last year tomatoes, this year basil... what's up with the attack on Italian food?

I sprinkle basil on my cheese and tomato grilled cheese sandwiches, and my cheese and tomato omelets, and on pizza if I'm at home.
And it's really good fresh in a caprese salad.

[[deleted user]]

::pushes Kevin towards Bun:: Here kick him! :-)

And yes it was a tough decision who to push, but I knew Kevin could take it.

[[deleted user]]

Just protecting my own shins, I guess I could just get shin guards to go along with my hockey mask. Yay for basil here too.

[[deleted user]]

::puts on shin guards, and quickly pulls Kevin back before Bun changes her mind::

[RandomAnthony]

I think Kevin is a fine target for shin-kicking. I am proud to forward Kevin's name in this endeavor.

[Heidi]

I FUCKING LOOOOOVE BASIL!!!!

I use it for everything - I especially love to replace lettuce with it on a sandwich. It makes me tremendously happy.

My neighbor has the sweetest, most awesome cinnamon basil growing in his back yard. He shares. :D

Yeah. I love basil.

[Sally, la reina]

Is Heidi extra emphatic tonight, or is it just me?

[Félix]

I say yay for basil.

[Mona]

It does seem that way Sally.

Heidi are you sure it was basil you put on your sandwich and maybe not some other herb?

[Félix]

I like the British pronunciation of basil. And I guess Australian, too.

[[deleted user]]

You like the way the British pronounce Australian?

[Félix]

Yeah that's it, mate.

[[deleted user]]

Jolly good then.

[Heidi]

I saiiid:

I FUCKING LOOOOOVE BASIL!!!!!


I did not stutter.

:)

[[deleted user]]

But you did YELLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL!!!!

[Félix]

No, that would have been L L L L L LOOOOOVE BASIL!!!!!

[Mary]

I wish Heidi would quit being so fucking indecisive and tell us how she fucking feels about basil.

[Félix]

Oh, simmer down, Mary.

[Heidi]

I FUCKING LOOOOVE BASIL!!!!!

I LOVE IT; I LOVE IT; I LOVE IT; I LOVE IT; I LOVE IT; I LOVE IT; I LOVE IT; I LOVE IT; I LOVE IT!

I love it. Alot.

[Félix]

But do you LIKE it?

[Sally, la reina]

Simmer down, Larry.

(I'm not telling anyone else to simmer down, you see.)

[Félix]

Are you skeeered?

[Heidi]

I LOVE IT! I LOVE IT! LOVE IT, LOVE IT, LOVE IT!!!

HOMG! I love it.

[[deleted user]]

Basil - yay. Rosemary - nay.

[Félix]

I LOVE rosemary.

[Heidi]

Clark wrote: "Basil - yay. Rosemary - nay."

I love rosemary too, but not nearly as much as I LOVE BASIL!!!

[ms.petra]

Heidi, do you like basil or not?

[[deleted user]]

She never is very clear is she.

[Heidi]

ms.petra wrote: "Heidi, do you like basil or not?"

I LOVE BASIL!!!

[[deleted user]]

Have you ever had a bacon, basil and tomato sandwich Heidi?

[Sally, la reina]

Is there anyone who doesn't like basil?

[smetchie]

I like basil but not pesto. Isn't that weird?

[[deleted user]]

Basil Rathbone is my favorite Basil.

[janine]

yay to basil!

[Sally, la reina]

Why dontca like pesto, Gretchen? Is it the garlic, the pine nuts?

[smetchie]

Ohhhh. Pine Nuts. I don't like Pine Nuts. That's it. Thanks, Sally.

(Garlic?? Would I not like Garlic? How could you ever trust someone who doesn't like GARLIC?)

[RandomAnthony]

Does anyone do the thing where they freeze basil in ice cube trays? I hear that works pretty well.

[Youndyc]

Basil is awesome. I always manage to kill my basil plants, but I love basil. Pesto is okay, but not my favorite and I think it's the garlic, but I love pine nuts.

[smetchie]

Well clearly Youndy is a vampire.

I do that thing with Basil too. And Parsley. And cilantro.

[Youndyc]

Is anybody else reminded of Tom Cruise when reading Heidi's earlier "I love it. I love it. I love it." etc. post?

[Youndyc]

Oh, and I'm not a vampire. Not. But I do sparkle in the sun.

[smetchie]

Where in Orlando are you, Youndy?
I lived in Lake Mary for a year.
(not that it has anything to do with basil or garlic or pine nuts)

[Heidi]

I don't like pesto either, Gretchen. In fact, when one of the local delis offers their sandwich with pesto or basil (when it's in season), buffalo mozzarella, and tomatoes, I'll order it ONLY with the basil. Otherwise, you know... when they ask if I want it with pesto, I say no and then go with the tuna sammie.

But I FUCKING LOVE BASIL!!!

[Sally, la reina]

RandomAnthony wrote: "Does anyone do the thing where they freeze basil in ice cube trays? I hear that works pretty well."

I was thinking about doing that with the shit ton of parsley I have right now.

[Youndyc]

Hi Gretchen, I'm pretty close to downtown, in Baldwin Park.

[Youndyc]

Hey, Barb - try glitter.

[RandomAnthony]

Gretchen wrote: "Where in Orlando are you, Youndy?
I lived in Lake Mary for a year.
(not that it has anything to do with basil or garlic or pine nuts)"

My wife's mom lives in Heathrow. That's near Lake Mary, right? Except there's a big wall around it.

[Youndyc]

Heathrow and Lake Mary are basically the same. Heathrow is a (very large) development - I'm not sure it's in the city limits of Lake Mary, but if not, it's really close.

[Sarah]

Can I bring this back to basil since I wasn't around for that part of the conversation?
Because I have lemon basil in my garden, and I have spent the last week of 95+ degree heat living on berry-lemon basil smoothies that are possibly the best thing on the planet.

Also, I made some really good mozzerella-basil-tomato sandwiches until stupid Bozilla stomped my garden flat and ate all my beautiful Early Girl tomatoes.