I had a small hedge of basil in my garden, but it went with the freeze; I harvested much of it the night before, and put it in the freezer. I rearranged my sunroom plants recently, so perhaps I could coax a basil to grow in there over the winter.

I have one variety of EV olive oil, I shop at a Middle Eastern Halal market near where I work - they serve the region with a lot of their offerings so everything is fresh. I buy a 3-liter bottle of usually Lebanese EV Olive Oil at a time - decanting some into a pour-spout bottle near the sink, keeping the rest in a dark cool area in my pantry shelves. I use it for many things so go through a couple of bottles a year.

I was shopping before the big holiday and watched a couple of people pick up bricks of Velveta - probably unlike any cheese food you've ever tasted, unless you have a quirky American section in your grocery store and had a curious death wish and tried it. Cheese Whiz is another one of those food product things that is almost indescribable.