Dans le jardin
[In the garden #1]
We picked radishes. A big fat handful of them. We cleaned them under running water and kept the leaves for a soup. We ate two strawberries straight from the plant. They still had a little dirt on them and tasted sweet like summer is.
We coated courgette flowers in a light batter made with sparkling water – of the tempura kind – and fried them until crunchy. We cut a salad, no, two. And made a vinaigrette, and drizzle it over the beautiful leaves.
We watched tomatoes grow. Tiny plump green jewel. And really we can’t wait. We left a few camomile flowers to dry in the sun. They made the best tea ever the night after. I had mine with a bit of honey and ice-cubes.
Hope you’re enjoying those early summer days. And those few words about my never-ending garden.
miuccia
Jun 25, 2012
Just one word Fanny: thanks.
A.
Jun 26, 2012
Such a wonderful little potager you have here. How big is it? x
chris
Jun 26, 2012
Fanny, I’ll never get over your little videos. They make me happy. A lot.
Lucia
Jun 26, 2012
Gardens are places where everything can happen: ruby jewels can grow among grass and wild flowers.
littlek
Jun 26, 2012
ohh, les beignets de fleurs de courgettes, que c’est bon! Dommage que nous n’ayons pas l’impression d’être en été ici …
karon
Jun 27, 2012
I just love your photographs they really are spectacular, do you use film or digital? I would be so interested to know and maybe learn something about cameras.. I also love your beautiful illustrations, I hope they will be in your little cookbook… I am also writing a cookbook for my business bakingforthestars.com I too have similar experiences as yourself.. far away from home UK, I now live in Canada and have a bakery/cooking studio, I teach classes and also paint as a hobby. You have inspired me today to attend a wonderful life drawing class this evening. Thankyou,
fanny
Jun 27, 2012
Thank you so much Karon. These pictures are taken with a Canon 400D and then edited to look like film (with more or less success). But I do love real film too. In fact, I almost exclusively carry my Pentax ME Super with me at all times. You can see the pictures it gives here.
Good luck on the book! xx
amelia from z tasty life
Jul 11, 2012
just lovely! so happy to have discovered your blog.