this week in the herb garden

It is blackcurrant time again!
The bushes are heavy with berries this year and the birds don't seem to have taken any. I picked three pounds this afternoon, but I think I will be picking after work every day this week to get them all. Unfortunately there will be no time to make anything with them, so they will be going into the freezer for now. Well... I may keep some back to make some blackcurrant gin!

this week in the herb garden

Another week where it has been too wet to do much in the way of gardening! So - time to get creative with the harvest. The rowan berries, picked earlier this month, have been made into rowan jelly and it was this that I chose to add a taste of the countryside to tonight's dinner.
Rowans are quite bitter, so even with the sugar added to make the jelly it is not too sweet. It is therefore ideal to accompany meat. In this dish it has been added to chunks of tender lamb and stir fried organic vegetables to make a simple, but delicious sauce. A memorable and healthy meal!
(must write this one down for future use!)