Monday, 18 July 2016

The Sweet Taste Of Summer

The weather at the moment is glorious, perfect for sitting in the garden with an iced tea chatting watching the world go by.  We have had a quiet weekend marvelling and taking full advantage of the sun just sitting in the garden.  We did go for a stroll around the garden centre and had a meal there, although it didn't really save me cooking as I needed to make soup for my Dad.  I made a rather luxurious leek and mushroom one which was very tasty.



  I also used up the last of the parsnips from the freezer and made a parsnip and sweet potato soup, adding peppers, celery and onion to give it an extra burst of flavour.

 
Not forgetting the nutmeg a must with parsnips.
 
We really have been rewarded on a daily basis for the fruits of our labour in the garden.  We are harvesting and revelling in the taste of summer.
 
 
Lettuce, onions and strawberries.  The onions are a delight and add flavour to most of our meals at the moment.
 
 
Broad beans and peas are been harvested and are a real delight.  A few peas added to our salads are a sweet surprise.
 
 
My little plot of containers are producing well and are a great reward, the beautiful sweet taste of summer.  What could be better.
 
See you soon.
 
 
 
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35 comments:

  1. Simple Living18 July 2016 at 06:25

    Whether its hot or not I can always eat a nice soup, if fact I am having some tomorrow. It is amazing what you can get from the garden when growing in pots and containers. x

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  2. Pam18 July 2016 at 06:51

    We are basking in wall to wall sunshine today and it should last a few days. I have been a washer woman this morning and am caught up completely....now for the ironing. My garden has battled to produce despite the rain and wind and has not done too shabby at all.

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  3. Mylittlepieceofengland18 July 2016 at 07:04

    Phew, it's hot here too. Your soup sounds delicious whatever the weather. Good, bumper crop going on there xx

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  4. Lady Linda18 July 2016 at 07:29

    Oh I just love soup...any time of the year. Isn't it nice to go out to the garden and find some goodies for dinner? We don't have much of a garden, but onions, tomatoes and cucumbers are great for salads.

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  5. Beca18 July 2016 at 07:32

    It'definitely worth growing your own veggies. How wonderful!
    xx Beca

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  6. Shirley-Ann18 July 2016 at 08:07

    There is nothing like eating straight from your garden - one of life's true joy's ;)

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  7. AnnieOBTextiles18 July 2016 at 09:01

    Your produce looks and sounds delicious. There is nothing tastier than home grown fruit and veggies. You have inspired me to make some chicken and celery soup from Sunday dinner's leftovers.

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  8. Christina18 July 2016 at 09:52

    I would give a lot for your basket full of produce! It does look so lovely and fresh. x

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  9. Debby Ray18 July 2016 at 10:34

    Lovely veggies and your soup looks wonderful... although the thought of eating soup right now in not the first thing I would want to put in my mouth in these temps. It has been very hot and humid here. I'm about ready for fall!

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  10. Gracie Saylor18 July 2016 at 11:09

    Yum! I am so glad you are enjoying a good harvest and better weather! xx

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  11. At Rivercrest Cottage18 July 2016 at 11:40

    yummy soup. love it homemade. your dad is a lucky man!

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  12. Anonymous18 July 2016 at 11:44

    Oh - you just can't beat fresh veggies from the garden!

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  13. CJ18 July 2016 at 12:44

    Beautiful fresh produce and delicious soup. And it sounds like a blissful weekend. Sitting in the garden and strolling round the garden centre are two of my favourite things. Hope you have a good week. CJ xx

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  14. Karen @ Beatrice Euphemie18 July 2016 at 14:02

    Oh, delicious goings on there in the gardens and kitchen! I like the tip of using nutmeg with parsnips :) Sounds like a lovely weekend. xx K

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  15. Sandra 18 July 2016 at 14:19

    My mouth is watering! Yummy!

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  16. Stephanie18 July 2016 at 15:16

    Oooh, everything looks so fresh and tasty! I just love the tastes of summer :)

    Have a wonderful week. Hugs!

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  17. Sheila18 July 2016 at 15:52

    Your soup looks delicious as do the pickings from your garden. If there is one thing I do like about summer it's the vegetables and salads.
    Hope the rest of the week stays nice for you-x-

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  18. Teresa Kasner18 July 2016 at 16:21

    What a delicious post! Hot soup and fresh veggies from the garden. You're very good to make soup for your dad. Have a super week! ((hugs)), Teresa :-)

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  19. janice1518 July 2016 at 18:13

    So far im just getting strawberries and berries from the back fence garden behind me. Finally tomatoes are forming but most things are doing so good I think im not getting enough sun.. Love your onions and things. Happy Monday dear with love Janice

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  20. Granny Marigold18 July 2016 at 18:26

    It truly is a wonderful time of plenty whether we grow it ourselves or go to the fruit and veg market., Tomorrow is my soup making day and as it forecast to be cool I'll bake bread too.

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  21. Anna19 July 2016 at 03:29

    Nothing like vegetables and fruits from the garden !!!
    Have a lovely Summer day !
    Hug
    Anna

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  22. Jo19 July 2016 at 05:12

    It's such a great time of year when you grow your own veggies, things seem to grow so fast as the moment and there's always something to harvest. I envy your strawberries, we used to have them all summer long when we had the allotment, I'm really missing them this year.

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  23. Vee19 July 2016 at 09:11

    I have harvested blueberries for the first time from my garden and I am praying that my hard green little tomatoes become big and juicy ripe before too long. Are you going to give us the recipe for the leek and mushroom soup? =D It just looks so good!

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  24. karen19 July 2016 at 10:26

    I'm hungry just from the photos, I love farm fresh produce! our garden is being nibbled on by a rabbit or a groundhog, I hope he/she leaves something for us!!

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  25. Connie19 July 2016 at 12:22

    Your food looks amazing . . . I hate to say this, but I have never had a parsnip. I love vegetables, so, why have I never tried it?
    What is your favorite way to cook them?

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  26. Amy at love made my home20 July 2016 at 06:54

    Lots of yummy summer all round!!

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  27. Kiki Aposeki20 July 2016 at 07:48

    Mmmm!!!Fresh and tasty soup!!!

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  28. Michele M./ Finch Rest20 July 2016 at 08:07

    Your garden is doing so well - what the rabbits and rains did to ours is an abomination. I did have some wonderful healthy tomatoes going in extra huge pots but the deer got them - honestly we are kinda giving up. This is the 3rd year of no yields, and we cannot kill the wildlife, so it is what it is.

    Thank you for your sweet and good wishes on the arrival of our sweet little grandbaby. We are over the moon about it all! Hugs! ♥

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  29. Michele M./ Finch Rest20 July 2016 at 08:07

    Your garden is doing so well - what the rabbits and rains did to ours is an abomination. I did have some wonderful healthy tomatoes going in extra huge pots but the deer got them - honestly we are kinda giving up. This is the 3rd year of no yields, and we cannot kill the wildlife, so it is what it is.

    Thank you for your sweet and good wishes on the arrival of our sweet little grandbaby. We are over the moon about it all! Hugs! ♥

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  30. Nancy Chan20 July 2016 at 08:35

    I love soup at any time. More so home cooked soup. I am slowly switching to growing more edibles in my mini garden.

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  31. Anonymous20 July 2016 at 09:30

    Oh, my! Your veggies look so good and you have homegrown strawberries! I love strawberries. Your soup looks and sounds so tasty! Thank you for popping in to see me and I'm going back to look at you books for minis and see if I can find some of them on Amazon.
    Be a sweetie,
    Shelia ;)

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  32. Anonymous20 July 2016 at 20:24

    what a beautiful harvest.... and the soup looks delicious!

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  33. handmade by amalia21 July 2016 at 07:53

    Everything looks delicious. I love soup is summer.
    Amalia
    xo

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  34. Wendy McDonagh-Valentine22 July 2016 at 07:01

    I just ate a bean fresh off the vine in our garden yesterday and told my son exactly what you wrote. It is the taste of summer to me!! Nothing like it!!! I grew up next door to my grandmother and she always had a beautiful garden and I would sneak in and pick her string beans all the time. That is what the taste of them reminds me of to this day. It kind of makes me a little teary eyed. She was a wonderful grandma and I adored her. xoxo

    ~ Wendy
    http://Crickleberrycottage.blogspot.com/

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  35. Crimson Kettle23 July 2016 at 01:12

    Your hair looks brilliant, all those natural tones. Beautiful skies. I hope you enjoy all your visitors, let's hope the weather behaves itself.

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