In my garden..............

Today was the first day of winter but it was crisp, sunny and cool in this bright little corner of my garden. We have had some rain in recent weeks so everything is fresh and green. While the boys were asleep Inger vacuumed up the fallen leaves and I did the washing. I took a few minutes to have a cup of tea and look at some of the flowers.

We have two lime trees in the garden, a kaffir lime and a Tahitian lime. These kaffir limes are abundant at present and they have a heady citrus perfume. I couldn't resist gathering up the fallen ones and displaying them in this little Moroccan bowl. Later in the morning I used the juice and rind of some of them to make a light uncooked lime and ricotta cheesecake .

Here we have the organic tomatoes we bought at the food co-op yesterday. Aren't they delectable! They are full of sweet juice. We had a couple with a leek and ricotta tart for breakfast. I am so happy with the quality of the vegetables we are getting from the co-op. Tonight Inger cooked a roast leg of lamb with roast vegetables. The carrots were so sweet! I am constantly on the lookout for new recipes to utilise these regional organic vegetables.