DID I "KILL" THIS THREAD-----WITH "SILLINESS?"------OR HAVE YOU "GUYS" TOTALLY GIVEN UP?--
Chocolate Basil? The search continues...
No, just exhausted from being outside....putting up new fencing (for horses) and making new flower beds ( with a spot designated for chocolate basil. ) Hopefully it has some qualities similar to Advil !!!!!!!!!!
Well V, how can we top you!
No time to poast. Too busy searching for chocolate basil. Plants are starting to come in at the box stores and nurseries.
We were out at the farmers market today and my SO was looking at some Herbs and called me saying "look" chocolate basil....well, not, and he's lucky he didn't end up wearing the pot of cinnamon basil, cause it wasn't !
Why isn't he wearing the pot of cinnamon basil. Are you getting soft?
Well, he did buy me 2 new Geraniums, 2 Bromalaids and the pot of cinnamon basil....
Did he get you a Chocolate Geranium? ;-)
haha...no, but If they'd had one I would have on my porch now!! Couldn't beat the prices...10 in pots, blooming, 2 for $5.00
Mj
What a buy I cant even buy empty ten inch pots 2 for 5.00
Then I forgive the generous child. Congrats on the new garden additions. I am jealous.
i found it---I Found It--I FOUND IT!!!!!!!!!
You are my very best friend!!!!!! Please tell!!!!!
?????? You've found the elusive Chocolate Basil? Let's hear the low-down. Where can I get some? Are we gonna do a co-op?
And to think I was about to mark this thread "unwatch". Thought I'd better check one more time. Boy was that a near miss.
Yay for Vort...we need to pony up the funds for Vort's plants as a finders fee.
Peggy
hrrmmm, is it April 1 already?
Vort is a stinker...just trying to get a rise out of everyone.
~~~~~~~~$:>{
Kathy,
he is actually WONDERFUL. He had to take some vacation time this last week or he would lose so he's been here helping me get beds cleaned out and redone. Working in cute behind off............. and he never says' you don't need another plant...seeds sometimes yes cause I have more now than I'll probably get sowed, but he really doesn't put up much of a fuss about it. Even when he can't find the dining room table cause I have my laptop on it w/ a tub of seeds I'm digging thru to decide which ones I'm going to start this week.
Mrs_Ed..You may be right.........but does Vor really think that Alabama is that far away that I won't come and decimate the place looking for the chocolate basil? And NO rebuttal post yet.......??????????????????????/
Oops,
I meant to post that in the "Lost Pet" forum.
I finally found my missing Chocolate Lab.
Ohhhhhhhhh, You are in SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO MUCHHHHHHHHHHHHHH TROUBLE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
ROFL.
uh uh. thought so. potstirringtroublemaker.
Yeah...I can see it now............"LET'S see how riled up I can get everyone........." ummmph..............
Enlightened Chocolate Basil Cake with Chocolate Sour Cream Frosting
Nonstick baking spray with flour
1 cup sugar
1 cup packed fresh basil leaves (plus addition leaves for garnish)
5 tablespoons unsalted butter
1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder (not Dutch process)
2 large eggs
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1 and 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1/4 teaspoon salt
3/4 cup all-purpose flour
1/2 cup hot water
1 recipe chocolate sour cream, frosting (below)
Preheat oven to 350°F. Spray a 9-inch round cake pan with nonstick baking spray with flour.
Place the sugar and basil in a food processor. Process until basil is chopped fine and uniformly green in color (it will look slightly wet).
In a large bowl whisk the melted butter, cocoa powder and basil sugar until well-blended. Whisk in the eggs, 1 at a time, until blended and smooth. Stir in the baking soda, vanilla, and salt.
Gradually add flour to bowl, stirring just until blended (do not overstir). Add hot water to mixture, stirring just until blended. Pour batter into prepared pan.
Bake 22-25 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool 10 minutes on a wire rack. Sprinkle with powdered sugar. Cut into squares. Cool completely, Prepare sour cream frosting. Spread over cake and garnish with basil leaves, if desired. Makes 9 servings (serving size: 1 wedge).
Light Chocolate Sour Cream Frosting
1 and 1/2 cups powdered sugar
3 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder (not Dutch process)
6 tablespoon reduced fat sour cream
1 1-ounce squares unsweetened chocolate, melted and cooled
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
In a medium bowl whisk the powdered sugar and cocoa powder; set aside. In a separate medium bowl beat the sour cream and melted chocolate with an electric mixer on low speed until blended. Gradually add sugar mixture to sour cream mixture, beating at low speed until well-blended. Add vanilla and beat well for 1 minute until very smooth and creamy.
Nutrition per Serving (1/9 of frosted cake):
Calories 281; Fat 8.9g (poly 2.6g, mono 4.7g, sat 1.1g); Protein 5.3g; Cholesterol 1mg; Carbohydrate 50g.
Sounds mighty tasty!
SYANDA!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I'm trying to lose 5-6 lbs.............YOUR NOT HELPING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I try losing wieght and it stands back and laughs at me.
I have noticed that after 40 things droop,sag and change color,but nothing gets lost.Except your eye sight,sanity,and the last thing you had in your hand.
ohhhhhhhh myyyyyyyyyyy, I am in deep trouble then.
So, then make the cake.....LOL.
Well, fortunately I'm not much of a cook.............even w/ the recipe right in front of me..........and I'm trying to look up plant info. so I can get some more seeds started!!! I have wayyyyyyyy to much fun here.
That cake sounds great! I'm not sure I can wait for fresh basil, might have to try it with frozen... a tad of olive oil couldn't hurt, LOL.
V, I just gassed up the car and I and the black (not chocolate) lab are comin' for ya! Course it may take a while since I will need to need to stop at every nursery and ask about basil. LOL
Still, I will eventually get there. And then what mjsponies said -------- If you are not careful I may leave the evil Lucy aka Lucyfur with you. She is also known as destructodog and destroyer of worlds. Be afraid, be very very afraid ------------ :^)
LOL---Ok---I'll try to behave
Note I said "Try"
Dear Santa,
I have been a good girl. However, there is a very naughty boy in Ozark. Please leave me some chocolate basil and give Vort a lump of coal.
Love,
Herbal Betty
I'm gonna send my gators there......
This message was edited Mar 1, 2009 7:55 AM
...and a bag of switches!!!!
Well guys, I found this miricle chocolate basil thread today and was highly intertained. I think i was one of the people who wrote the MBG about chocolate basil.
I have another theory about the mystery of the appearance and disappearance of CB. I know you've heard the song about Marie Lavoe, The Louisanna swamp witch. When she made another man done gone, She turned him into a chocolate basil plant. And you can only find it in a swamp in LA. Of course you have to fight the Foggy Bottoms monster to get to it. Big Red from ARK knows this story.
For VORTREKER might remember the chorus of Marie Lavoe is ANOTHER MAN DONE GONE. So stay out of them swamps.No matter what kind of dog ya got.LOL!!!
Really tho, i beleive there is a chocolate basil out there someplace.
Good to see you guys again.
Looks like the first person to find and posses the chocolate basil will be able to swap pieces of it for most anything!!!
ROFLMOL!!!!!!!!
Vort HAS been holding out. Sent me some seeds for Giant Fennel and must have gotten confused. Cause this was in the envelop too!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Either that or Big Foot was tired of getting bad mouthed and forced him into it.
only problem was it was EMPTY!
edited to add....the giant fennel was there....but no seeds for CB!
This message was edited Mar 5, 2009 6:46 AM
This message was edited Mar 5, 2009 7:03 AM
On yeah Ole Boggy Bottom Monster. MonsterQuest did a story on it last night. Haven't heard about any sightings on the Fouke Monster for a LONG time now.