Yesterday I had planned a day between the kitchen and the poly tunnel as they said it was going to rain
We didn't get the rain again, we have had showers over the week end but no major rainfalls like the rest of the country, I think the rain runs out before it gets here.
I did spend time in the poly tunnel
Harvesting peas, these are not the usual ones I grow they are called Alaska and American podded pea, they grow tall but the pods are shorter than what I usually grow, nice enough though, this has been the second picking and there is more to come.
I picked some of the chick peas, there are loads more to pick
I am now leaving whats there until the leaves start to shrivel then I will pick them and dry them,
You only get one or two in the pods, I am adding the green ones to something over the week end.
The peas podded are now in the freezer, there is enough for a meal for the two of us.
In the kitchen I knocked up another batch of meatballs, enough for two meals now in the freezer.
A big pot of bolognase enough for 4 dinners, again in the freezer, I like having ready meals that I can just take out and re-heat, cooking is way down on my list of enjoyable tasks.
I also made up a few spicy beefburgers
I had one in a pitta bread with salad from the poly tunnel and sprouted seeds, there is another couple in the fridge, I cant re-freeze them raw as the meat came out of the freezer, we will have them at the week end.
I was tying up tomatoes again and nipping out side shoots, fruit is now setting so its time to start feeding them, I was also setting some more seeds for lettuce, spinach spring onions radish and beetroot, its all growing away like there is no tomorrow.
Still waiting for some proper rain to fill up our empty water butts here too ! I can smell the fragrance of your cooking from here ! mmmmmm .
ReplyDeleteBe happy in the garden x Daisy x
The smells from the kitchen were lovely today :-)
DeleteSo incredibly productive as ever. The chick peas are fascinating.
ReplyDeleteI grew a few chick peas last year just to try them out they are so easy to grow looking forward to harvesting them proper now :-)
DeleteHope my peas and beans end up as healthily looking as yours. Nothing wrong with a bit of batch cooking or baking! Meatballs look yummy. Talking of yummy we had our couple of courgettes with some garlic last night just to taste and they were yummy. Keeping an eye on them as they seem to deteriorate once the flowers have dropped off but I would like them to be a bit bigger. Keen eyes I must have. Giving the herbs a go in the cellar for a couple of days and see how they get on.
ReplyDeleteI am sure your peas and beans will be fine and tasty :-)
DeleteNice looking peas ya have there!!!
ReplyDeleteNothing beats fresh peas my favourite veg :-)
DeleteI am amazed how quickly things are growing in my greenhouse, I am also excited at things I can now grow, we have not had much rain just dull days. Rain is promised for tomorrow along the south coast.
ReplyDeleteYou can almost hear things growing this time of year :-)
DeleteFresh peas straight from the garden....that brings back memories of helping my Grandad to pick them and my Grandma to shell them ready for dinner.
ReplyDeleteI'll send you some of our rain...it's been almost biblical here-x-
I will stick with occasional showers thank you :-)
DeleteFresh peas, lovely, I'd find it hard not to pinch a couple xx
ReplyDeleteThey didnt all make it to the kitchen you have to sample them first :-)
DeleteDo you eat the green chick peas like normal podded peas? What do they taste like? I'm loving the podding peas too....but so little return lol
ReplyDeleteYou can eat them just like podded peas, they taste a bit like a pea crossed with a green hazelnut there is a nutty taste to them
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