14 June 2009

Fruits and (Pickled) Vegetables


The first of our tomatoes were plucked from the vine today. There are many more in various stages of ripeness, but these are the first. I also harvested some massive onions. Okay. . . So they're the smallest onions ever, but that's what we got. I'll be starting some herbs this week to fill the empty pots on the balcony.

For my birthday, Tina bought me a cookbook that goes into curing and pickling, so I took the opportunity to tackle some of the recipes in the book. My sister-in-law, Tina's brother, and I made some butter and I began the process of curing some pork belly. In seven days, I should have bacon. I also pickled some green beans (pictured below).


Finally, I began a sponge for some ciabatta that I'll be baking tomorrow evening. I'm looking forward to fresh bread with homemade butter (and maybe a slice of tomato).

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