#pesos | Jeremy Cherfas

New outlook on morning coffee.

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Little detour on the way back home.

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Couscous salad and asparagus, which alas are nearing the end of their season.

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This morning’s glory

This morning’s glory. Showed up out of nowhere last year and seems to breed true. At least the one plant that has flowered so far.

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Nothing says summer quite like tidying up the tomatoes for the first time.

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Not going to let the lack of a green chilli stop me making Madhur Jaffrey’s khatte chole, sour chickpeas.

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Cereal friends, would you like to create your own evolutionary populations?

Cereal friends, would you like to create your own evolutionary populations? All it takes is time, ingenuity and land. French researchers Emma Flipon and Véronique Chable have made a handy-dandy poster showing how it is done (with links to lots more detail) The poster is at http://ow.ly/lXhu50F0RV9 The work was part of the EU Liveseed project. I'm not part of that, but I think more people should be aware of it.

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Burgers!

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Pretty good spot for lunch.

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First of the summer pesto.

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One of the resultant loaves

One of the resultant loaves. 50% wholemeal sourdough.

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This morning’s floral surprise.

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Oh for smellivision

Oh for smellivision. Anyway, having baked a big batch of Lemon Rosemary loaves, I now have a couple of zest-free juicy lemons. What should I do with them? Tarte aux citron doesn’t use nearly enough. Lemon curd? Something else?

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A lunchtime outing, with wonderful friends

A lunchtime outing, with wonderful friends. Scafata, Trippa, coratella. And then stracchetti.

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A feast.

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Today’s big bake, 70% Manitoba with 10% each of einkorn, spelt and rye (wholemeal)

Today’s big bake, 70% Manitoba with 10% each of einkorn, spelt and rye (wholemeal). Very deep flavour with a custard crumb when fresh

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Multiple inspirations for something Levantine-ish, which will be eaten tomorrow.

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Ready to be eaten

Ready to be eaten. Tomorrow.

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Time for some of that fine 100% rye sourdough with toasted sunflower seeds and a hint of caraway.

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Found while dismantling the rotten old wooden table on the terrace

Found while dismantling the rotten old wooden table on the terrace. So beautifully made.

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We finished the pecorino yesterday

We finished the pecorino yesterday. Austerity.

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Forgot to post this yesterday

Forgot to post this yesterday. Happy belated Mayday.

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Candles in the rain.

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Thanks to very good advice from @orchidwhisperer19 to use weak tea as a pick-me-up, i now have a somewhat better parent plant and two little Keikis potted up to grow through the summer

Thanks to very good advice from @orchidwhisperer19 to use weak tea as a pick-me-up, i now have a somewhat better parent plant and two little Keikis potted up to grow through the summer. And, who knows, another keiki left on the parent to be potted on this time next year.Happy May Day!

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Today’s effort: seven seed sourdough semi wholemeal.

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Potting on, always satisfying.

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Today I will mostly be baking light rye sourdough with caraway seeds.

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Good morning.

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(Not much) patience rewarded.

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Star of this mess is not the tofu, the zucchini or the peanuts but the rice

Star of this mess is not the tofu, the zucchini or the peanuts but the rice. There is a variety called Baldo that I only ever see unpolished and that is the bedrock of this and so many other meals. Nutty, chewy, filling, nutritious. Never without it for emergencies.

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