My gardener (aka Ryan) has successfully kept our herbs alive
despite frequent travels and high temperatures. This would probably be a good
moment to interject with an aside about how blessed I’ve been to marry Ryan.
Despite my complete refusal to do any and all yard work (hopefully my dad isn’t
reading this because he did not raise me this way! I’ll blame the fact that I
was basically mowing the lawn from the womb and am therefore burnt out on yard
work), he loves me anyway. Oh, AND he spends hours working on our yard every
week, which includes watering and maintaining the fresh herbs I insist on
having. I’m spoiled, I know.
With an abundance of both sourdough starter AND herbs, I’ll
be making this again and again this summer. My only change will be to use freshly
grated parmesan (or perhaps another cheese altogether). I didn’t have the fresh
stuff on hand and the pre-grated didn’t melt as well as I had hoped. Even so, there were no complaints from
the six of us who tore into this, fresh from the oven!
One Year Ago: Banana Walnut Chocolate Chip Bars
Two Years Ago: Marinated Cheese
Sourdough Bread Bouquet
from Always Superb
Ingredients:
-1 round loaf sourdough bread
-1 stick butter, melted
-1 tbsp chopped fresh basil
-1 tbsp chopped fresh thyme
-1/2 tbsp fresh rosemary
-1 tbsp chopped garlic
-1/2 cup (2 oz) grated Parmesan cheese
Directions:
1. Cut the bread into 1-inch slices stopping 1-inch from the bottom of the loaf. Turn the bread and repeat, forming a criss-cross pattern. Place on a large sheet of foil.
2. Combine the butter, herbs, and garlic in a small bowl, mixing well. Pour over the loaf in between the pieces of cut bread. Sprinkle with parmesan cheese. Wrap in the foil.
3. Bake at 350F for 10-15 minutes.
