Sunday was going reeeealy slooooowly. It was lovely. Hubby slept in front of the tennis, tired from work. Children amused themselves helping me to gather a bit of a harvest from the walled garden. The 7yo appeared with a little wicker basket and we filled it with baby courgettes, a cucumber and 5 fat strawberries. The mange tout never made it to the basket!
I set about making pasta sauce, with onions, garlic, courgettes and tinned tomatoes a ton of olive oil and a pinch of chilli flakes. I zuzzed it with my hand blender and hey presto, pasta sauce.
Then I set about making a huge batch of ragu sauce for the freezer....
There was a knock at the door.....
Our neighbour brought round a serious glut of strawberries. Yummy thank you.
A little while later he was back, this time with a bag of fresh cut spinach for me. Delicious thank you.....
I carried on with my cooking and the door went again....
It was a farmer friend with a massivo glut of cherries! Cherries for goodness sake! Wow-wee, strawberries and cherries and spinach! Morello Sauce, strawberry jam here we come...
It's heaven here!
I am going to CRY WITH THE ENVY.
ReplyDeleteStrawberries especially are just....heaven doesn't quite do it justice. FREE strawberries are even better. :)
Lucky you. Fresh and free too. Sounds a good Sunday to me.
ReplyDeletePS -I have tagged you over at mine with some question should you wish to join in.
How wonderful! What great neighbours you have. And what a bounty! I'm salivating on my keyboard.
ReplyDeleteI want your neighbors. Seriously, what a FEAST! wow!!!
ReplyDeleteSee this is why I have severe life style envy! Enjoy your blessings.
ReplyDeleteYou have fantastic neighbors. And what a pretty picture, so refreshing.
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