Minestrone

minestrone Our autumn garden is on the cusp of summer and winter. The runner beans are finally on their last legs (they have been pumping out beans since mid-December). I picked the last of them this morning ahead of heavy rain, along with the ripening tomatoes which would have split in the rain. The rainy…

Ratatouille

ratatouille This fragrant and velvety late summer autumn vegetable stew has a knack to it. If you aren’t careful you end up with a uniform vegetable mush, or else a collection of vegetables floating in a watery liquid. The knack is to get rid of all the moisture from the tomatoes and other veg without…