This morning I put my ‘good housewife’ hat on and picked a load of parsley and basil from the garden to make pesto for the freezer. I split the parsley into two piles to make two separate batches and scooped the leaves into the whizzer. I added parmesan cheese, garlic, and nuts and carefully poured olive oil in while it whizzed. I must confess the second batch sounded a bit clunky. I spread both batches onto a shallow tray, put it in the freezer and started to clear up. That’s when I discovered the plastic top for the olive oil bottle was missing. I couldn’t have, could I? Surely not! I retrieved the pesto from the freezer and on close inspection could see the tiny pieces of black plastic blended nicely into the mixture. Pesto in the bin.
At least our potato harvesting was more successful. Paul emptied his first ‘pot’of Charlotte potatoes and was delighted with the result. One and a half kilos of lovely new potatoes. He’s still got another ten plastic pots as well as one row in the vegetable plot. That’s a whole lot of spuds.
How beautiful, and the knife looks like a homage to Cro.
ReplyDeleteUsing my brand new trug and knife.
DeleteSorry about the plastic but those potatoes look absolutely first class and I am sure they will taste like potatoes, which is more than can be said for most shop-bought ones.
ReplyDeleteI adore new, home-grown potatoes.
DeleteYou will be having potatoes with everything. Looks like you have some good soil there.
ReplyDeleteI've been pestering Paul to dig these up for days.
DeleteI am too lazy to make my own pesto, peel a grape or grow anything edible. I do open my own red wine bottles.
ReplyDeleteI wish I hadn't bothered. I was feeling so smug about it until I realised the bottle top was missing.
DeleteOops!!!Those potatoes look lovely.
ReplyDeleteA good consolation prize.
DeleteWe ran out of room in the veg beds one year, and put Charlotte into big tubs instead - with excellent results. We've carried on doing it every year since, using the compost we made the previous year, and when we've 'picked' them, the tub just gets emptied back into this year's compost. Much easier!
ReplyDeleteThis is the first year we've used the tubs like this. Very pleased with the results so far.
DeleteWell, shoot. That's too bad about the pesto. Potatoes look good, though. The first potatoes are always such a treat. How do you like to have them? -Jenn
ReplyDeleteJust boiled with lots of butter!
DeleteThose potatoes look great - home grown ones always taste better.
ReplyDeleteI have to fight with Paul to get him to dig them early. I like them small.
DeleteGood thing you got to the bottom of the mystery before you were ready to serve it for dinner! You probably would have wondered what those black bits were. Your potatoes look just beautiful. Enjoy!
ReplyDeleteCan you imagine how embarrassing that would have been if I'd served it up to guests!
DeleteYour own home grown Lincolnshire spuds; how wonderful. I'm only harvesting Courgettes here, although I'm just about to have a glut of Tayberries. Big wet noisy storm here last night. Yuk.
ReplyDeleteNo courgettes here yet. We had that storm here too last night!
DeleteOh dear.....but apparently we consume lots of plastic anyway so a bit more probably wouldn't have hurt!!
ReplyDeleteHa-ha! Nice one Frances.
DeleteI do wonder if we would have actually noticed.
DeleteBetter let Paul make the pesto next time while you sit idly on the sofa flicking through glossy magazines, sipping prosecco. There's nothing quite like homemade pesto on your pasta but tiny pieces of plastic are a no-no!
ReplyDeleteOh dear! I'm with Frances on this, I'm sure we eat quite a lot of plastic without knowing it. A shame to waste such good ingredients though. If you'd had the time to spare you could have sat down and picked the black bits out....
ReplyDeleteThose potatoes look very tasty - and I like the idea the veg artist had. Might try it next year - too late now.
You should definitely try it next year. They just need special compost and plant the seed potatoes deep in the tub.
DeleteI've never had a home-grown potato. And I suddenly feel like a lesser version of my previous self. :l
ReplyDeleteYou can't beat a freshly harvested new potato!
DeleteThe pesto incident sounds just like something that would happen in my kitchen! And those potatoes look absolutely scrumptious. Enjoy!
ReplyDeleteI shouldn't really be allowed in the kitchen on my own.
DeleteRead in D.T. today that the WWF paid for researchers say we consume the equivalent of a Credit Card's weight of plastic a week. This is mainly from water both tap and bottled they say. Should have included your pesto.
ReplyDeletePerhaps we should just have crunched our way through it.
DeleteJust hoping you read this Sue as I haven't got your e mail address and at present mine is not working anyway - have seen floods all over Lincolnshire on the news this morning - hope the Ancholme hasn't burst its banks and hope your garden is not under water after your lovely early crops.
ReplyDeleteHi Pat. At the moment it's the south east of the county that is suffering, especially at Wainfleet. I'm hoping we will be okay further north and at the moment I'm just mourning all my sodden roses and peonies. I hope it stops raining soon. x
DeleteOh dear your pesto episode not good for you but have given me and hubby a great laugh. ( I read it out to him) Never mind better luck next time.
ReplyDeleteI still can't believe I did that.
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