Dear Reader, it was a quiet day, Sunday.. WE broke our fast with delicious boiled egg and bread, fresh coffee for HER with SCRUMMYDUMPTIOUS Goaty milk heated and whizzed in whizzing machine, then back into bed to read newspapers and make telephone calls.
Sun still shining, off SHE went to garden to gather Bitter Herbs..
To find that somebody has been picking HER Asparagus.. oh dear, WE thought fruit and vegetable thieving had stopped, apparently not, but at least Little Shed not broken into and burgled again. Well, they will have nasty shock as SHE has plans to do something 'sneaky'.
I was having lovely doze at home on favourite perch, cosy, quiet, warm.. what was this I hear.. key in door! Back already, why? Then I realised.. norty rain raining hard. SHE has gardened at this place long enough to know when SHE sees those norty black clouds over trees, SHE has jurst fifteen minutes to close Little Shed, walk swiftly up path and onto road to bus stop before rain comes.
I think SHE slid under-the-ground, must have, to get back so quickly.. but what did SHE have in basket? I flapped way to top of kitchen door, small jump landed ME on kitchen swing.
SHE took down large saucepan, put baby potatoes and chunks of carrots into water, added pinch of salt, lit gas. Lifted bag out of basket.. took out pot of Humous! Oooh, WE have not had that recently.. mushrooms, a ripe Spiny-Apple and from another bag.. freshly picked leaves!
Wild Chicory, Chives, Fennel, Lemon Balm aka Melissa, Oregano, Mint, Radicchio, Red Chard, Rocket, Sorrel plus leaves and stems of lubbly-jubbly Lovage.
Egg sauce in bowl, roll leaves up, sliced thinly into bowl, Carrots and Potatoes cooked, strain and put into bowl.. chop Lovage stems on top.. I LURVE this dish.
With cold Duck breast for supper, cooked last night and left to soak in juices mixed with tablespoon of HER homemade Raspberry Vinegar.. oooooh, seriously good and tasty.
Very rare to find very fresh Lovage in shop.. YOU can grow it at home, in pot will do if YOU do not have a garden, jurst give it enough room to grow! Leaves taste slightly like Celery, although it is related to Carrot and Angelica.
Fresh young stalks make best potato salad.. YOU only have to plant it once, it is a hardy Perennial, has many uses, known in ancient times, very old Herb Lovage..
So, MY Sunday doze was short but very sweet.. SHE brought home fresh green leaves!
GeeGee Parrot.
April 22nd, 2012.
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