Enjoying Fresh Garden Flavors in the Middle of Winter

Today we enjoyed fresh garden flavors despite the fact that the second day of the new year dawned with the mercury in our thermometer completely buried in the ball at the bottom. It was so cold that our window-mounted thermometer couldn't give an exact reading.

This is exactly the sort of day that can be made better by planning for this year's garden.

We also made it better by enjoying some of the fresh flavors of the herbs growing in the window sill. I made Lasagne using tomatoes from last summer's garden and picking some of the fresh basil brought in from outside last fall. It's a wonderful thing to be able to enjoy fresh flavors even in sub zero temperatures. I only wish the parsley had been ready to use as well.

Tomorrow I'll be planting more herbs for my indoor garden and counting the days until I can begin starting seeds for the coming summer's garden.