Up until the past few days, the weather has been pretty much perfect, so I've been looking for any excuse to get out and enjoy it, ignoring the indoor stuff I should be doing like study, filing and tackling the mountain of laundry. This has also meant zero blogging...
When I have been spending time inside, I'm in the kitchen. Inspired by a big basket of home grown goodies I received from the Cloudlake veggie patch, I've been cooking up a storm...
A classic winter staple Rhubarb.., always good with a little crumble and vanilla ice-cream. This time, on Mum's advice, I slow roasted it with orange juice, lots of honey and a little butter, Yum! It's made a great twist to the morning drop of porridge too..
These pretty Winter jonquils, that line the driveway at Cloudlake, sit on our dining table, making the house smell sweet..
They're doing a stellar job camouflaging the remaining odours of last night's pan seared salmon too. Another winter favourite, we had ours with a kind of salsa verde, creamy mashed potato and beans. So good but man, sooo stinky!
I've never cooked with Warrigal Greens before and had no idea how versatile they are. I used mine in place of spinach and served them as a simple side dish, blanched then tossed with lemon and olive oil and topped with with feta and pine nuts. They made a terrific accompaniment to these delicious filo pastries from my new Turkish cookbook.
A new favourite thing.. drying herbs to store. No wastage and they look lovely hanging in bunches above the kitchen bench.
Next up, the big bowl of lemons. Lemon curd or preserved or both..!! And some study I suppose...
I have to admit I have never even heard of Warrigal greens. But they look so good with pine nuts and your filo pastries look amazing. And why have I never thought of drying herbs?
ReplyDelete