Nature Notes ~ A week to Mid-winter

Rain, high winds, grey skies and more rain, much more rain.

Just the time for some comfort food that you can enjoy the

aroma of for a while before it comes out of the oven.

Blogger flatly refused to upload my first picture so here is the

second step.

Peel and cut some potatoes into reasonable pieces, stir through

a large or more leek, some chopped up ham, salt and pepper and

pour over some good quality cream (picture below).

Cover with some bacon strips and shove it into a 350 F oven,

You can give it a covering of cheese as well, I just didn't have

any to hand

and, Bingo! about an hour or so you have this delicious thing

come out of the oven! Serve with a nice fresh salad and a glass

of wine and you have a nourishing meal just right for a cold

winter evening.

Looks like I was a bit generous with the cream!!! If you are on a

diet you can use just milk but be careful since it will boil over

more readily than the cream.

The anomaly of the week: a self seeded Borage plant (normally

a summer staple) delighting me with it's blue flowers that turn

pink when they have been fertilised and yes, there was someone

there to do the deed even in this weather!

Borage flowers can be used to provide a touch of blue in a salad

and, since they smell and taste of cucumber, to dress up summer

drinks as well.

Now go to Rambling Woods and join this fun meme for yourself!