SOMETIMES…..dinner comes in a box

No, not the pizza delivery man but my lovely friend and neighbour Tim Deane. He’s just dropped in a cardboard box of freshly picked basil, coriander, lettuce, spring onions, broad beans and two fresh as could be lettuce. He lives and farms down my lane in Christow and often makes me a present of whatever he’s been picking that day. It was an aubergine last week and six of the tastiest little tomatoes ever. I didn’t wait to get in the door before I gobbled them up, sadly squirting more than a little juice over next door’s cat… not pretty but she’s recovered now – mostly. 

As for tonight… the lemon sole has been put on hold in favour of a broad bean risotto with a salsa salad. I’ve chopped the tomatoes small this time to avoid any further unpleasantness to the cat.

Sandie x