It’s been a perfect, blue sky, summer’s day here. Paul and I went to market early; there are always long queues in the boulangerie with tourists at this time of year. We got bread and pastries, filled our plastic bottles with rosé and red at the wine stall, and bought a large, juicy Charentais melon from another stall.
Back home we had coffee and pastries on the terrace before a wander around the garden with my trug. When I saw how well the basil was growing, after a shaky start in the spring, I decided to pick a big bunch and make some pesto. Not such an easy task after breaking my whizzer but I managed to chop everything fine before finishing it off with a hand blender.
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| making pesto |
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| I like the label on this tin of chick peas |
Tomorrow Paul is going to harvest a load of tomatoes for more soup and I intend to dig up some beetroots to make my annual chocolate and beetroot cake.
Does my life revolve around food? Well, yes, just a bit!
To me it seemed a perfect life.
ReplyDeleteNot perfect but it's pretty good.
DeleteIt may revolve around food but the food sounds delicious.
ReplyDeleteFood always seems to taste better when you can eat outside.
DeleteLove eating from the garden.
ReplyDeleteCan't beat food fresh from the garden.
DeleteI buy that same brand of chick peas; for the same reason!
ReplyDeleteEffective marketing.
DeleteI am puzzled as to what your world revolves around.
ReplyDeleteI like to keep people guessing.
DeleteYour food sounds delicious.
ReplyDeleteThank you Elaine.
DeleteThere is joy to be found in simple foods and especially in homegrown fruit and vegetables. Did you throw the chick pea water away? Whip it with a mixer and it turns into aquafaba.
ReplyDeleteI had to look it up, I thought you were teasing!
DeleteYour food sounds gorgeous and I'd buy the chickpeas just for the label as it looks so exotic!
ReplyDeleteIt is pretty isn't it?
DeleteI'm still contemplating a wine stall where you get your plastic bottles filled up. Sounds perfect! -Jenn
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