Sausage-making is a process. It’s messy and time-consuming. But, we had a blast customizing this spicy Italian sausage which we made from scratch with fresh basil, parsley and hot peppers.

Seeking to accentuate the “comfort” for our sick wife, we used skin-on chicken thighs for this chicken noddle soup made in the Instant Pot.

Take advantage of a bursting garden by whipping up for fresh walnut basil oregano pesto. We substituted walnuts for pine nuts and tossed in some oregano.

When life gives gave us a bucket of Roma tomatoes, we made fresh tomato sauce which we seasoned with butter, salt, basil, and oregano.