Garden Blogs

Can’t believe it’s week ago since I did my last blog, not sure where the days have gone!! Anyway, not a lot has happened garden wise this week, except the normal weeding (and my goodness how quickly they grow), mowing lawns and watching our flowers and veg enjoy the sunshine. I did get excited yesterday because we had at least one strawberry that looked like it would be ready to eat today. So in preparation I got my bottle of Pimm’s out along with my Pimm’s jug, lemonade, fresh mint, etc, all ready to celebrate the first strawberry of the year only to find it was half eaten this morning!!! I think it may have be birds, so tomorrow we are off to get some netting. I don’t mind sharing, but pinching the first one is a bit rich. I have included a variety of photos this week which I hope you enjoy. But before I go, I thought I would share with you a tried and tested (and never failed) recipe which we had last night. It’s a marinade for Chicken Tikka, great for bar-b-ques or cooked on a griddle. Basically you whiz together all of the following :– 75-100ml of Rachel’s Greek yoghurt, 1tsp red chilli powder, 2 pinches of dried fenugreek leaves, 1tsp ground cumin, fresh ginger (about inch long), 2 cloves of garlic, 1tbsp veg oil, 1tsp lemon juice, and 1/2tsp garam masala. This is enough for 4 to 5 chicken breasts which you slash across the thicker part and then pour the yoghurt mixture over the chicken breasts and leave to marinade overnight. Cooked on a griddle pan it only takes about 15-20 mins, as I said we had it for dinner last night with our home grown salad leaves and new pots (not ours they’re not ready yet), and a very nice bottle of wine – enjoy!