Figgy decadence

This is a really lovely, decadent dish after a day's work in the garden. Or if you need a treat. Or at any other time.
Cut figs in half. Sautee in plenty of butter for a little while. Add a dollop of honey or golden syrup (depending on how sweet you like it). Stir. Put on plates. Add a dollop of cream. Or ice-cream. Or both. Enjoy! :)

Grapes

The table grapes are looking really good this year! Must pick them soon.
I can't remember what variety they are. Must find the plan, where I slotted down the varieties.

Egg & Bacon Bun

...with lots of lettuce and fresh, home-grown tomatoes.The girls' beautiful eggs and some of our own, cured bacon.
Yum!

Blackberry Crumble

We picked our first blackberries for the season. So, it's crumble time!
No extra sugar added to the berries, as they are sweet enough.
Just a dollop of cream. Of course. :)

Today's harvest

Tomatoes galore! A bowl of crab apples - the kind you can actually eat as they are! Chillies, a zucchini and cucumber.Approx. 10kg of apples (Abbas).A whole basket of basil (Sweet & Lettuce Leaf).I love this time of the year, when there is so much to harvest. And the decisions, how best to preserve the bounty for leaner times. :)

Red Orache ...

...going to seed. Photo taken against the bright sun. You can clearly see the little seeds in their 'casings'.This time the sun is behind me.

Today's harvest

The tomatoes are slowly ripening up. The zucchinis have slowed down a little during these very mild (cool-ish) days. No complaints there, as we still have a few of those in the fridge. The sweet corn is still delicious, but coming to an end soon. But I have another bed of sweet corn growing nicely which will be ready for harvest in a few weeks' time.

Noire Charbonneuse

A beautiful tomato.
Quite 'meaty', too.
Simply delicious.

Lettuce-Leaf Basil

...with tomatoes and mozzarella. It can't get better than that! :)

Home-made Burgers

This time we made them with Irish Soda Buns. (Not to be recommended for burgers, as they are too crumbly, and the tomato sauce softens them even further. Big mess!!)Oh oh. Tricky. How to put the second half of the bun on top, without everything collapsing?Whatever you do (mess or no mess), it's delicious and very enjoyable.

The best sweet corn ever

Even though it does not look perfect. A few gaps, small, etc. but it's our own. We grew it. Just bung it in boiling water for a minute or two.
Then a dollop of butter on the cob, let it melt, tuck in. It was incredibly sweet, tender and creamy. Not that I am biased or something. But it was the best sweet corn ever. :)

Zucchini pizza

Move over artichoke hearts! Zucchini strips are the go! Just use your vegetable peeler to get long thing strips of zucchini. Throw them on to your pizza.
Half the pizza has pesto instead of tomato paste. Plus some olives. YUMMY!

Today's harvest

We've been picking zucchinis (who hasn't?) and cucumbers (variety - Home-made Pickles) and started with a few little cherry tomatoes. The big ones are still very green and will need a bit more time to ripen.
What are you picking at the moment?

Salmon, dill & new potatoes tart

This is a really delicious recipe from the Hairy Bikers' 'Perfect Pies' cookbook.It looks rather rich, but is light and more-ish. Perfect with a green salad.

Zucchini salad with tahini dressing

Yes, it's zucchini season again! There are just soooo many ways to enjoy them.

This is a new recipe that I tried, and loved. I'll definitely make this one again very soon. It's from Hugh Fearnely-Whittingstall's new book "Veg Every Day". Just love that book.