spiders hatching!
I arrived home from New Orleans to find an explosion of color in the hills around my home.
Not just green, but red too!
Italian red poppies
What are the poppies already doing out?
While I was gone,
it rained daily and the sunshine in between,
really pumping up the gardens
and the countryside.
Roses, irises, acacia, scotchbroom.
scotch broom
iris. symbol of Florence
Cool mornings bring a waft of floral profume into my home, gotta love it!
malva
antique roses, great for jams, jellies and syrups!
red broom
our strawberries
wild borage, you can eat the leaves ( they taste like cucumbers)
as well as the flowers
But besides all the wonders of the market now, aspargus, artichokes, fresh peas and fava beans try making Garmugia
a fabulous spring stew from Lucca, make it even if you just have some of the ingredients;
My capocollo is ready!
If you have not seen my Whole Hog blog that I do with my friend Kate.
stop by for updates on making your own capocollo.
Hi Judy! What a pretty post with all your flowers in bloom! 🙂
Nice piece of meat ya got there. Holy crap that looks amazing!