Happy Easter I hope you are having a lovely time. I have both my girls home so very happy having them under one roof.
Last week I told you I was off to collect wild garlic and combine that with a dog walk. Well the place I walked had obviously had some tree felling going on recently and what was once a lovely grassy stretch, if a little boggy at this time of the year was more like a ploughed field!
Let’s just say the little dogs got rather mucky although they had a lovely time. We even had a deer run right across our path and I did not lose either dog. If I had had Faith my GSD with me it might have been a different matter 😊
After the walk I drove just a little further and found loads of wild garlic. I had thought it might have started flowering but not as yet, which means I might just get another picking in before it disappears for another year.
With the batch I collected I decided to make some pesto and also some wild garlic salt. The salt is just the leaves shredded up in the blender and then sea salt added and quickly blitzed to combine. I then spread over a dehydrator tray and have been drying it out over 3 to 4 days. If you can guarantee sun you could do outside but obviously you would need to cover to keep away insects.
I will be putting the salt in a jar today so will show you the finished item next week. The pesto is just the wild garlic leaves, olive oil and parmesan cheese. I do not add pine nuts as Georgina does not like. This is great to add to pasta or topping pizza to add that lovely garlic flavour.
I had to order some more yarn for my jacket and unfortunately it got delivered to my old address back in Oxfordshire. Luckily the people that bought the house are happy to put it in the post and I will reimburse them the postage. This means my jacket is at a standstill as I have run out of one of the colours. Therefore until it arrives I have to find little projects to do.
I found a pattern for a cute Russian Doll or Matryoshka from Craftyemmi on Instagram who has created various versions so check her out. She is also the person who created the lovely lotus bookmark I did.
We have had a few nice days over the long weekend and was able to do some more gardening and start clearing the beds and transplanting some plants that I just feel were not in the right place. I also managed to sit out in the sun and do a little reading too ☀️
I am having friends around for afternoon tea tomorrow so will be doing a spot of baking today and making my dark chocolate chip scones fresh tomorrow, these will be served with cherry compote and clotted cream. I will try to remember to take photos to share with you. I will also give you the recipes next blog.
Have a lovely rest of Easter and I will chat to you next week.
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