Wednesday, July 27, 2022

From The Garden

 


We got the first egg yesterday.  Hopefully it'll be the first of many from our five little hens. 

The pansies that I bought at the market a couple of months ago are flowering beautifully. They turn out to be difficult to photograph, but here are a few attempts:





The petunias are still flowering madly too. 

Jack has a good crop of cherry tomatoes. I wasn't sure what to do with them, other than put them in salads, so I had a look on Pinterest. I found several recipes for roasted cherry tomatoes that are bottled in oil. I read all the recipes and took bits from them to create my own. 



There was a bit more than one jar, so I put the excess onto toast for lunch. The roasting really concentrates the flavour of the tomatoes - delicious. 


I made gooseberry jam this morning, using Cape gooseberries from the garden. It is still hot, so I haven't yet labelled the jars. 


And we had strawberries on our porridge for breakfast. 
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13 comments:

  1. Lace-lovin' Librarian ~ DianeJuly 27, 2022 at 3:17 AM

    It looks like you have some wonderful foods from your garden! Our garden has not done well this year. So far, we've only had one tomato. A groundhog ate all of our broccoli and lettuce. Storms knocked down our sweet corn, but we're hoping to get at least a few ears for meals.

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  2. Jane EborallJuly 27, 2022 at 3:57 AM

    My mouth is watering, Jane. Love fruit and veg. I’m not vegetarian as we do have meat from time to time but not a lot. The flowers are so pretty too. My garden is mainly dead thanks to a very dry spell. We’re heading for a drought, sadly.

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    1. Jane McLellanJuly 27, 2022 at 5:14 AM

      Hot and dry there I gather, not good for gardens!

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  3. muskaanJuly 27, 2022 at 5:35 AM

    Ooo such a bounty!!! Good that you get to enjoy the fruit of your labour. Our first 2 lemons are finally turning yellow! After 8 months or thereabouts.

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    1. Jane McLellanJuly 27, 2022 at 8:46 AM

      Oh well done. Our lemon tree looks to have died.

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  4. picotsnkeysJuly 27, 2022 at 6:09 AM

    Never been a fan of gooseberries. I know that's because I haven't eaten them cooked in a good recipe. Wish we could swap jams...

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  5. Jane McLellanJuly 27, 2022 at 8:46 AM

    We could swap recipes...

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    1. picotsnkeysJuly 28, 2022 at 9:49 AM

      That implies that I cook well enough to follow your recipe. So, my secret's out: I don't cook well. :)

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    2. Jane McLellanJuly 29, 2022 at 7:43 AM

      Ah well, so be it.

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  6. Crazy Mom!July 27, 2022 at 2:26 PM

    YUM! I'm somewhat jealous - but I live in a condo and have a black thumb!

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  7. PennyJuly 28, 2022 at 7:26 PM

    Wow, so much lovely produce, it will be nice to have some on hand when they've finished in the garden.

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  8. Margarets designer cardsJuly 31, 2022 at 4:07 AM

    Wow your garden produce is wonderful, you certainly make the most of your garden. looks yummy, love the pansies, mine are flowering well too at the moment

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