It’s rainy, windy and
deliciously mild outside. It’s definitely autumn! My garden is loving the rain.
The pumpkins are taking over, their luscious green leaves covering almost every
part of the ground, one vine has even crawled through the fence and into the
neighbours yard. I’ve spotted a few baby pumpkins, so I’m hoping they grow into
big yummy golden fruit. The thing about my garden is it tends to look very
luscious and pretty, but it’s not the best producer. I had 6 big zucchini
plants, and only got 2 actual zucchinis! I have had some good tomatoes though,
and I’ve got some eggplants growing bigger and bigger which I’m very excited
about.
I will try to give my
garden more attention from now on.
One thing that has
been abundant this year is figs! We have had a tree FULL of beautiful figs for
a few weeks now, and they’re just about to finish up.
I’ve been eating figs
every which way... baked, fresh, cut up on muesli, in crumble, straight from
the tree, I’ve even dried some.
I have been making the
most gorgeous baked figs, here is how I do it:
As many figs as you’d like to bake
Honey
Vanilla Essence
Cinnamon
Slice the figs in half lengthways and remove the stem, laying them cut
side up in a baking dish.
Sprinkle cinnamon all over them, I use quite a bit.
Drizzle honey on all the figs, however much you think is right.
Then add a few drops of vanilla to each fig, and put in a pre-heated
oven (180 C) for 20-30 minutes.
Serve with cream, yoghurt, ice cream or mascarpone, and some of the
sticky sauce from the bottom of the dish. They are to die for.
I bought some heirloom cherry tomatoes that we had at work from a local
chemical free farm last week, and I used this recipe to make semi-dried
tomatoes. They are so delicious and super simple to make. I’ve been eating them
in wraps, on toast and straight out of the jar.
I can’t believe it’s week 6 at tafe already. I feel like all I’ve been
thinking about is proposals…. What do I want to do, why do I want to do it, how
am I going to do it…. Instead of just making work. I have started a weaving
though, which is keeping me happy.
I'm heading away next week, so excited!
Happy Easter peeps, hope the bunny pays a visit.
x Zannah
