On food journeys

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I love knowing where my food comes from. Some wag will say, that one always knows because, well, it's from the selected retailer. When it comes to the potatoes and coriander, that may be so. But not for the rest. While neither the butternut, nor the tomatoes (bar one, poor, pecked-at fruit) came from the garden, we do know.

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Cecil delivered the tomatoes (expect the 2022 edition of the tomato diaries). The butternut, I have mentioned before, comes from the farm on the other side of the road from Red Earth Farm which supplies us with free range chicken.

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All the greenery is from our garden. No lettuce because either the Guineafowl family ate them, or they bolted in the heat. The tomatoes, dressed in apple cider vinegar and olive oil, sat on basil and the roasted butternut, drizzled with balsamic vinegar, lay on a bed of rocket and dandelion.

Oh, our friend and market pal, SY, makes the yoghurt on the potato, with the chopped dhanya.

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In summary: Sunday supper was a different take on the traditional roast and two vegetables. With the satisfaction of knowing most of the journey that its different components took to reach our plates.

Until next time, be well
Fiona
The Sandbag House
McGregor, South Africa


Photo: Selma
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Sure, you know where you foods came from and how amazing it is for your Sunday to be interesting and fun with such delicacies. Thank you for sharing.

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Oh no! how I got here and still haven't had breakfast! you've left me like a hungry cat! 😹😹😹
It's good to know where your food comes from. Have a lovely week! I hope everything about the husband goes well. 🤗

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Good thing you didn't see yesterday's breakfast post lol.

When Friday's come and gone, I'll feel a lot better. I know you've been through your own journey, so you know what I mean... 🤗

Good week to you, too.

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Good thing you didn't see yesterday's breakfast post lol.

As I'm a bit of a masochist and you've piqued my curiosity, I'm on my way there 😄😄😂

🤗🤗

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Wao. This is so good and I am sure it will be so delicious as I have seen it here 😋😋😋.. I should have love to be invited but probably next time😃😃😃

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Oh so very gorgeous and scrumptious looking. I can’t agree more it’s so very important to know where your food is coming from. I’ve always had a vegetable garden, but not for the past year. I’m in the process of fixing that and I now have a fledgling patch, yay! I admire your effort and your commitment to homegrown. Good for you💕🌸💓

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The drought was not just bad for the garden, it was bad for my soul. I have always grown something. Even just herbs when I was a flat dweller. Good luck with your new "cabbage patch"!

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I had roast pork as my Sunday roast but yours looks perfect for a summer's day here. I love how you tell us where everything comes from.

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Roast pork, apple sauce, red cabbage and gravy... The one thing I do enjoy about winter is the change in menu...

My thing about where our food comes from only hits when I really do know. That said,I can never get enough of gardenloot and have grown, at least my own herbs for 30 years. I still get a kick out of our own harvests!

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The one thing I do enjoy about winter is the change in menu...

Oh yes, i like to cook with what is in season😀

I still get a kick out of our own harvests!

That is brilliant and I understand that. Whenever I have grown anything, there is so much satisfaction and it sure as hell tastes damn awesome!

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Thanks for sharing this beautiful photos and I know you really had à great time

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