Flat Pancetta

Flat Pancetta

In the winter months, I like to purchase Flat Pancetta. Sliced very, very thinly at the Delicatessen, and fried for a mere minute or less, tossed in this case with Flat European beans from our garden and a very easy and tasty salad is made.
Lemon…grass…lemon

Lemon…grass…lemon

Cymbopogon citratus, has been growing in this pot for about 7 years. It has been very easy to maintain and ensures that if a curry is to be made, the necessary herb abounds. In a month or so I will cut the leaves to their very base and then in spring it will flourish...
Kalamata

Kalamata

The Kalamata olives are ripe. We have a very small tree. It has been crowded greedily near Pandorea jasminoides ‘Lady Di’ and some Sedum flowers. And yet it is productive. I will harvest and bathe them until they are tasty.