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If I had not kept my mouth shut I could easily have eaten the clouds of flies that were buzzing around the pile of cow manure I was digging in  ;D

Roasted  Queensland Blue squash, parsnip and beetroots.  Steamed Green Wave mustard.  Grilled fishfingers (ASDA).  It's not always elegant  ;)

It was a good one today, I felt very proud: potoatoes and leeks au gratin (using homegrown garlic and herbs as well), then green beans and baby carrots as well.

We had it with chicken, which we had to buy, plus the cream for the gratin. But I think that might be my most home-grown meal yet.  :)

The lamb shank is cooking at the moment, with it we are having my, Cara roasties, Kale, Parsnips, Carrots and Celeriac.
;D ;D ;D

borlotti bean hot pot  ;D

Just defrosted for lunch: leek potato and squash soup (from last year, trying to rotate the freezer :D).... pretty soon it'll be time to harvest quite a lot of my current leeks and I'll use up all the tiddler and "nto going to make it through the winter" spuds, some of the last of the garlic too.... I'm down to a handful of elephant garlic and three bubls of softneck.....some of that will be going in with the last of the tomatoes which are ripening up ATM.... and it'll also see off a chunk of the rapidly diminishing onion crop.....

chrisc

With the roast lamb yesterday we had Sarpo Axona pots, chantenay carrots, Millenium sprouts, Hispi Cabbage, Musselborough leeks, a few roasted red chillies, gravy made with our Longor shallots, redcurrant jelly and mint jelly (our apples and mint).  Some left for tonight!  :P

Squash and runnerbean-beans chilli with assorted veg from lottie and squashmash....yummy..I'm stuffed ;D

Goodlife did you get OH to eat any squash ;) ;D?

A couple of days ago I stripped the tomatoes of their fruit, varying from green to orange, and some with quite tough skins - typical end of season toms.

Placed in a pan with a splash of balsamic vinegar, a clove or 2 of garlic, and a liberal sprinkling of black pepper.  Cooked over a low heat, more sweated than fried really.

Lovely with Fish & Chips as a side relish - sharp, but not sour, and a colourful addition to the plate.

King prawn linguine with chilli,garlic and spring onions.Home made garlic bread pizza with mozzarella.

Salmon parcels in foil with sprouts, carrots, mushrooms, sweetcorn, my tigerella's, onion, kale and baby Kestrel jackets.    ;D ;D ;D

Goodlife did you get OH to eat any squash  ? Yes.. ;D It was option of either 'get your own food together' or 'eat what is front of you' ;) So lazyness from his behalf won ::)
And it will be same today with bit if piqeon breast as bonus..not from our lottie though..plenty of flying about..should I?

Quite a weird meal of a sweet dumpling cut in half and microwaved for 8 minutes, then seeds scooped out and space filled with chopped tomato, chopped garlic, butter, olive oil, and grilled for a few minutes before adding a cheese topping and waiting until it was browned.

Meanwhile boiled sorrel and spinach beet, drained, added cream, salt, pepper, lots of parsley. Served with yoghurt sprinkled with basil, salt,pepper.

Surprisingly delicious.

(Bought tomatoes, cream and yoghurt, salt and pepper).

Roast chicken, roast potatoes (maris piper) cauliflower cheese(tesco)runner beans( best of all)and stuffing. ;D

Toad in the hole, roast tatties, and as my daughter calls them Go faster beans,and gravey.

Parsnip,beetroot and horseradish for soup.

Sprouts, parsnips, carrots, calebrese and purple sprouting.  Really please how much calebrese I am getting at them moment. 

this year's damson jam on crumpets at breakfast - wish there was an icon for lip smacking  ;D

victoria sponge with our strawberry jam, diet down the drain  ;D