While in Trader Joe's the other day I spied lush, fresh basil plants for $2.99, so I picked up a plant and made some Basil Salt!
I used sea salt and basil, the same measurement of both, 1/2 c. of each:
I used my little food chopper to grind up the salt and basil...
….until it looked like this:
It will be moist…
...so it has to be spread out on parchment paper on a cookie sheet:
The oven was preheated to 275'.
After 10 minutes it will look like this, so toss it around a bit and bake for 10 more minutes.
When it cools, it has to ground up again in the food chopper:
And here is what the basil salt will look like:
It makes a perfect little gift when stored in a pretty jar...
…or even in a little bag:
Basil salt is a perfect "finishing" salt for Caprese Salad, pasta or Marguerita Pizza. It can add a nice flavor to a Bloody Mary if you "rim" the glass with it!
All for about $6 and I still have a pretty basil plant!
The same recipe can be used for Oregano Salt, Chive salt or Garlic Salt. Experiment on your own and you might even come up with your own creation!
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And with $4.00 left to spend I decided to buy a bag of Hershey Hugs, and make a few "3 leaf clovers" for St Pattys Day:
I cut little triangles out of cardstock and put 4 drops of glue on each to adhere three candies and a short piece of pipe cleaners....
...and created "3 leaf clovers" for St Patty's Day:
Here's an old Irish Blessing, written by one of my favorite artists, Susan Branch:
And that is what I created for under $10!!
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