We should do well with the tomatoes though. The bushes are huge and there is even fruit on them. Maybe I should have staked them up and even done some tip pruning - but oh well. Now to wait for the fruit to get bigger and to start to ripen. I will have to keep a close eye on them as lots are hidden under leaves.
What I have picked though is Rhubarb - my first ever large fistful. Didn't think to take a photo of it before it got cut up and cooked. Some of the stems were easily 45cm long. The variety I have is a green stem variety. I am thinking I will get 2 more that have red stems. Here it is all cooked and waiting to be eaten.
I had an order for peach cobbler too. So it got made with apricots 'cause that's all I had in the cupboard. Here's the last of it on the left of the plate. On the right is home-made granola topped with my rhubarb. A more delicious breakfast I have not had in ages.
The granola (or muesli if you want to call it that) is a mix of rolled oats, corn flakes, rice puffs, desiccated coconut, chopped peanuts, dried pineapple, dried cranberries and honey. I put it in the oven for around 20 minutes - minus the fruits - to get the honey to mix up a bit more. It is quite nice. Next time I will try to use shredded coconut instead and will crush the corn flakes slightly.
I am also playing with making my own sourdough bread. This is my starter that I put together today. It's 1/3 cup flour, 1/3 cup water, 1/3 tsp sugar and a tiny bit of dried yeast. This will sit on the bench covered with a tea towel for 3 days before I add some more flour and water to make a loaf of sourdough bread. I should end up with enough for 1 loaf and a bit more starter.
I am using a recipe/method from Linda at Greenhaven - here's hoping it works.
