Muddle Thai basil sprigs, 1 ounce of lime juice, 1/2 ounce of simple syrup. Add 2 1/2 ounces rum and shake with ice. Pour over ice in a highball and top with club soda. Garnish with Thai basil flowers and enjoy!

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Liquor is quicker by Courtney

It’s been a while since I’ve done Indian style eggs.

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Breakfast by Courtney

Fresh Calmyrna figs with black cherry balsamic vinegar, whipped thyme goat cheese, and Niman Ranch bacon crumbles. Served with a touch of bubbly.

Puffy pillows of gnocchi (the first potato gnocchi I’ve ever made!).

Topped with fresh summer corn, summer squash, and zucchini from my garden, and served with Testarossa’s Fogstone Vineyard Chardonnay.

The world’s tiniest grapes, from my vines, and a couple of my strawberries for good measure, served with Point Reyes blue cheese and Cowgirl Creamery’s Mt. Tam. To drink: Fleming Jenkins 2006 desert wine.

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Dinner, Drink time by Courtney

Dinner was not salad nicoise, but I won’t complain. Fresh, fresh tomatoes, basil, and crusty baguette rubbed with garlic.

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Dinner by Courtney

A smattering.

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Ingredients by Courtney