welcome to my blog about food, flowers and other things that make me happy.
dahlia & amaryllis
Who would have known that they were such a lovely combination?!
Friday flowers from the garden
Happy Friday! Today I’m not only celebrating that it’s Friday and weekend ahead, but also that this blog is going live! A huge step for me, and hopefully for Life of a Gardenista too.
I started the instagram account back in May and I have had so much fun creating the posts and thinking about what content to create! However, I started to feel a bit limited by the small format and the short text. What in the beginning felt like a good start and at the right ambition level, now feels a bit of a constraint.
Arancini
This second best thing with a lovely risotto is that you can make Arancini with the leftovers. Arancini means small oranges in Italian and it’s easy to understand why when you see the fried golden risotto balls.
beetroot risotto with sweet potatoes and brown butter
A lovely, creamy risotto with beetroots and sweet potatoes from my garden.
zoodles with peanut sauce and fried halloumi
Zoodles, zucchini noodles, tossed in a divine nutty sauce and then topped with cubes of both zucchini and halloumi that I breaded and quickly fried. Then some chopped peanuts, spring onion and coriander on top of everything. Life is good!
today’s harvest
I had totally missed that gigantic zucchini! Or maybe I should call it a zuccone?
a fragrant bunch of flowers from the garden.
melanzane alla parmigiana deconstructed
A version of the classic Italian dish, but without first making a tomato sauce and frying the aubergine. This is my lazy way of making melanzane alla parmigiana, but I must say it’s still super good!
Flowers from the garden
Dahlias, snapdragons, cosmos, fennel and sanguisorba in a lovely combination.
Today’s harvest
Zucchini, purple beans, figs and the last broad beans. Not satisfied with the last round of broad beans, not sure if it was too dry when we were away in July or if it’s this variety.
thinly sliced zucchini with labneh balls
Thinly sliced zucchini to be eaten raw, dressed with some freshly squeezed lemon and olive oil, then served with labneh balls rolled in chives, chili and paprika powder, chopped roasted walnuts and marigold petals. So fresh and delicious!
tomatoes, tomatoes & tomatoes
How to make a quicker than quick tomato tarte with readymade puff pastry and tomatoes in various colours and shapes. Super quick and delicious!
Sometimes the simple things are the best.
Went out in the garden to pick a quiet bunch of Cosmos atrosanguineus, just because sometimes the simple things are so damn nice.
i love my homegrown aubergines
Grilled aubergines with a sauce made of labneh, tahini and lemon juice and topped with za’atar and olive oil. I love the middle eastern flavours!
salad with baked grapes, Chèvre and walnuts.
Salad with roasted grapes, goat cheese, fennel dill and walnuts. I roasted the grapes in the oven together with garlic, rosemary and olive oil, in the same way as I usually do with tomatoes.
time to harvest the grapes!
Homegrown fruits and vegetables not only taste better, but they are also healthier when you grow them in a natural, organic way. I love being part of the entire journey, from seed to plate, and to know exactly how the soil has been prepared and how the plants have been cared for without any use of chemicals.
grilled fig leaf and honey pannacotta
Grilled fig leaves in cream sounds really weird, but I promise, it’s super delicious. With a fragrance of coconut and a hint of tobacco. The flavour is soft with hints of coconut and figs.
wednesday flowers
Today I’m going to have a full day digital workshop with my colleagues in Stockholm. I believe the creativity will flow better with some flowers from the garden to look at.
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