The tomatoes and courgettes in the garden are so bountiful this September. I spend most of the summer willing them to grow, and then they all fruit at once and I can barely keep up. They are perfect right now- bursting with the goodness of summer sunshine. I’m really going to miss all these home-grown veggies when …
After a long lazy Christmas break, I’m finally welcoming the New Year with some hearty soup. Though it’s not as cold here in Seattle as the rest of the states, there is still a wintery chill in the air. Minestrone is a quick and easy soup to make, and really hearty and delicious.
When I go home at the weekend, I come back laden with delicious fruit and veg from my dad’s garden. It’s always a nice challenge to figure out what I am going to cook with them. I find with fresh vegetables, you have to use them up quickly or they go bad -unlike vegetables from …
