So After the Bob

I suppose when I look back at what I did in the garden last Thursday, I realize it's not really a 'crewcut' per se; but rather just a 'bit-of-a-bob'...

So After - there's a huge part about gardening - its' raison d'être, that makes me realize I really do need to quit the day job ... all the bones & stuff post my dog day afternoons of dirt digging and dealing with stuff the cat drags home - to mix metaphors - but I know you know what I'm talking about ...



... I've made the bowl to house the
minestra ... and grown the sage to
flavour it well, etc, etc, etc ... and all
that takes time - a great deal of time
& energy - all for a bowl of soup - one
that comes together & marries this well

I looked up the word 'minestra' and found out it loosely means 'wedding soup' because it's made of ingredients that marry well together " (not one served at weddings as some erroneously believe) ... it is to Italy what potage is to France - a basic, delicious vegetable soup composed of what is fresh and in season" ... mine's full of beans (heheh) - eight whole cans of canelli beans (that I had to hunt down in over 3 different health food stores since they each only stock a limited amount). I looked up canelli too and found that it's a "little (Italian) town ... situated at the entrance of the Langhe hills, along the left bank of the Belbo stream. The territory is covered in vineyards and a centre of production of the Asti Spumante, the slightly sweet, bubbly white wine, which is a symbol of Cannelli and also of the whole province of Asti." This pleases me immensely since I really like Asti Spumante - now who would have thought beans & bubbly ... (of course, we all know fava beans go with a nice Chianti right - Silence of the Lambs) - but I digress ...

... again, one little bowl of something
holds so much meaning to a gardener
ie, remember my mystery plant the one
that got away & wandered 20 feet plus
into my neighbours garden ... well this
is what that amounted to ... in a material
sense ... one teeny-tiny, dish of diced pulp!
See Below --> 'Its Alive' 15 October 2008


... and this little rival dish of slop took up
the entire corner of the garden by the hut



here they are on their way home - BTW
you're looking at the biggest ball-shaped
one & the one that looks like a banana!


... these are them out in their garden growing


... my minestra close up in the pot


lined up & ready for the freezer


... looking all toasty and hot right
now but not for long - alongside
their friendly frozen pesto & toms


... my chard's close up shot with
raisins/cranberries, pine nuts
and lots & lots of toasted garlic!


... oh and pizza made from nothing
but the freshest tomatoes and garlic