So its harvest Monday.
As you can guess
We enjoyed them, very much - mostly fresh.
From my own vegetable plot, we have runner beans, peas, purple and neckargold French Beans, that have been quite prolific.
I made a vegetarian Chilli with some, instead of using black beans, pinto beans or borlotti beans - it actually worked out quite well.
Some of the peas are going over, I think they are nearing the end now.
A courgette.
Or two, along with some purple French Beans and Blue Kale that the white cabbage butterfly have noticed, so i will be rescuing what i can.
One of the courgettes was used for Courgette Bread.
Another for topping this Banana Cake.
Some apples that have fallen from the crazy storm weather we had a few days back. The skies were amazing though and its much cooler.
Some lovely pears.
I am sharing this blog post with Harvest Monday where vegetable growers from around the world share homegrown fruit and vegetables with Dave from Happy Acres.
Those tomatoes are gorgeous and they must have been delicious on this bruschetta!
ReplyDeleteLove your courgette bread!
Thank you, indeed they were.
DeleteYou are very clever in your use of zucchini, a banana cake topping! I have a recipe for a chocolate zucchini cake that is full of grated zucchini (courgette) and you would never know it except for some flecks of green skin here and there.
ReplyDeleteThank you Michelle.
DeleteThose are some lovely tomatoes! And using the beans in chili is a great idea. I've only used shelled/dry beans in mine.
ReplyDeleteThank you Dave
DeleteSuch lovely photos of your harvests. The pears are enviable.
ReplyDeleteThank you Sue
Deleteyour garden looks so lush and abundant. I think your produce makes you innovative with how you use it - I love the courgettes on the banana cake - so pretty and so clever!
ReplyDeleteThank you Johanna.
DeleteThose are the prettiest tomatoes I have ever seen. Wow, I would put those to good use here. Pears! Yes! I love them and my brother-in-law calls them sand apples. I eat his share :-)
ReplyDeleteThank you Tina, Sand apples eh - makes sense actually, i remember a scene from Meg Ryan film City of Angels and her describing the texture of the pears to Nicholas Cage character who had never eaten fruit before.
DeleteI remember thst scene. It's difficult to describe a taste and texture to someone who has never experienced it.
DeleteBeautiful and bountiful, something to be grateful for in these strange times. Wishing you a good week.
ReplyDeleteAbsolutely e. Thank you - its been a tough week and i am glad for the long weekend. Its bank holiday here on Monday, so an extra day off work.
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