Cilantro Sweetheart

So, I left this morning for my last week down in the Twin Cities at the Minnesota Writing Project.  I have felt torn this month because I am loving the professional growth opportunities that the MWP has been affording me, but I am missing my family and garden something fierce.

I grew Genovese Basil and Cilantro this summer for the first time.  I LOVE these two herbs.  We can't buy affordable (or good) herbs at the store in Moose Lake, so to leave these two favorites in their prime was a bit saddening to me.  I had hoped to dry some basil in the oven this weekend and throw some cilantro into the freezer, but to no avail. 

Thus, the email message from my husband this lunch hour was absolutely perfect.  The subject line was "Cilantro Preservation," so I thought he also was researching ways we could save this perfectly yummy herb for longer than its few week lifespan. 

 Even better, though,  was his message:  "It's a start,"  followed by this picture:

This message was all I need to make it through another week down in the hustle and bustle at the University.  I can now surely enjoy some more cilantro in a soup or stew at a later date.  So, even if it goes to seed while I am down here finishing up this awesome experience, my sweet hubby preserved some summer for me to savor.  Love that guy.