Monday Harvest – Aug 27th 2012

Spring is almost here and I have to admit to feeling quite excited.  This winter has been pretty cold and damp, in Melbourne terms anyway, and so I am very excited about the idea of warmer days.  For those of you who are a little dubious about the start of Spring bringing significantly warmer weather need look no further than our weather forecast for Sunday and Monday which is for 19 & 21 degrees respectively and sunny on both days.  Can’t wait!  The plants on the other hand seem to be responding as if Spring has already arrived – by bolting –  as a result I’m harvesting quite a lot of greens.  Like this Cavolo Nero (or Tuscan Kale) which went into a Kale and bacon quiche.

Also putting up flower heads is the silver beet.  This went into a curry (as usual I hear some say…but in my defence the kids eat it happily in that form…).

My final photo of the week is of Broccoli, half of this rather decent sized basket full was stir fried with oyster sauce.  The remainder is sitting in the fridge awaiting further inspiration.

I am still harvesting other things but sadly this week none of the potatoes, spring onions, mint, parsley, coriander, chervil, chillies or lettuce made it in front of the camera.  That’s what happens when  you decide to cook things at the last minute after its either dark, or immediately after your camera battery has died…

Ah well there’s always plenty of veg that has made it in front of the camera lens over at Daphne’s – go and have a look.