Yesterday was the first time this summer that we’ve grilled, which is kind of funny that we waited for a night that it rained. While I was waiting for the food on the grill, I also took pictures of my herbs.

Josh’s aunt and uncle watered them for us while we were in Washington DC and they grew a ton while we were away!  I tried to grow basil last year but killed it pretty quickly.  This year I went really overboard and bought a ton of different herbs, determined to keep them alive and they are flourishing!  The peppermint and oregano are both in their own containers because they are spreading so much.  I’ve got: Lemon Verbena, Parsley, Globe Basil, Sweet Basil, Curry, Arugula, Dill, Peppermint, and Golden Oregano.

I’ve used most of the herbs while cooking, but I haven’t yet used the peppermint or lemon verbena. However, I did recently get an ice cream maker so I might whip up a batch of mint ice cream and I might try out this recipe for blueberry lemon verbena ice cream.

You can see more herbtastic photos on our Flickr page.