Showing posts with label Broad beans. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Broad beans. Show all posts

Friday, 21 June 2013

Allotment geekery

So I finally got around to making the broad bean pesto I have been wibbling on about for the past year, sadly I didn't have enough broad beans so had to mix it with petit pois...

...25g pine nuts, olive oil, juice of half a lemon, LOTS of basil, salt and pepper...

...broad beans and petit pois boiled for two minutes, chucked in and wazzed up to form...

...lovely pesto!  We had it with pasta, tomatoes, and smoked salmon it was lush (I didn't take a photo because I was starving)

Monday, 10 June 2013

Life lately

1 and 2. Getting to the studio and finally doing some work... and actually enjoying it!  I have some time off now so will be showing my face at the studio more :)
3. Getting a little lick and some attention from the lovely little Mewster.
4. FINALLY having weather warm enough to wear these little beauties, they've been sat in the wardrobe waiting for their debut for months!
5. Strawberries, strawberries, strawberries!  I hope I never stop being amazed by how we can actually grow food, it seriously blows my mind.
6. Ahh cat paintings at the car boot, I didn't buy this one and I regret that now.
7 and 8. A visit to the Donkey Sanctuary in Sidmouth, these ladies were so cute although I suspect they were not interested in us but our ice creams :/
9. Amazing colour combination.

1 and 2. Adding plants to our home is my new obsession, I absolutely love finding a fantastic planter at the car boot sale and filling it with amazing looking plants.
3. A gift from a colleague for looking after her cat, I love this mug it's perfect for cheery hot chocolates on days when work is just being rubbish.
4. Taking a lunch break and getting outside, finding a hideaway and just enjoying the break.
5. A pocket full of broad beans freshly picked at the allotment and taken on an adventure to London to give to family.
6 and 7. A visit to the London Transport Museum!  (More photos to follow.)
8. My first portrait!  Drawn by my 7 year old niece, that girl has talent, I suspect we may have another artist in the family?
9. The car journey home, I'm so happy MozzyMr can drive now, I reclined the passenger seat, grabbed a pillow and caught some zzz's following an exhausting weekend.

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