A low, damp mist is hanging over the Cascade valley this morning. 29 degrees Celsius here last night was quite surreal, but as always in Tasmania the warmth preceeds a cooler weather change. The fine mist is gently carressing my new seedlings. I planted heirloom tomatoes on Show Day, put a small crop of potatoes in yesterday, and over the weekend Paul finally mowed the lawns and mulched the fruit trees. We are feeling more organised for spring now.
I almost through harvesting our crop of winter leeks and last night attempted another new recipe with them. This time it was Stephanie Alexander's Buckwheat Crepes with Buttery Leeks and Gruyere cheese. Yummy but the crepes weren't very succussful - I think we are in need of a proper pancake pan. I didnt know that proper pancake pans existed until reading this recipe last night, but a good pancake makes me a happy woman so it is now on my wishlist.
I got halfway through making the recipe when I discovered the crepe mix needed to chill for 2 hours. I really should read the whole recipe in advance! But it gave me a chance to sterilise jars so I reheated the onion jam I made over the weekend and bottled 8 little jars of savoury goodness for the year ahead. My next challenge is to work out what to do with the mustard green crop that is going to seed. I have already made mustard green pickles so I need to find a new outlet. I am currently testing out drying the greens in a food dehydrater and seeing if I can make a wasabi-like powder. Home made wasabi would be awesome but we shall see whether this experiment sinks or swims...
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