Harvest Monday- 28 March

In my second attempt at posting a Monday Harvest post which is hosted by Daphne, I am late again. I am posting on Tuesday but I am hoping that it is still Monday somewhere in the world so I'm not too late. We have had the usual autumn harvests. Tomatoes, zucchini, baby leaves, beans, capsicums, chillies. On the menu has been stir fries, a Balti curry, homemade pasta and beef ragu, salads,leftover and even a night of lamb and veg. After an unfortunate incident with our freezer(the door was left ajar while we were away), I had to buy meat. I was a little shocked to say the least that 10 lamb chops cost me $28. I always thought of chops as a meal that was a bit humble but with prices like that, I guess the humble chop has become gourmet and I'm glad that we have some lambs almost ready for butchering. I made mint sauce to accompany the lamb along with salad and other vegies.

Mint Sauce

1 handful of mint leaves, finely chopped

1 tablespoon olive oil

1 tablespoon vinegar(I use apple cider)

half teaspoon sugar

half teaspoon mustard

Place all ingredients in a jar, close the lid and shake.

I'm not sure of my total harvest tally for the week but in a few days I will post my total for the month. The rice is coming off tomorrow so I'm excited. I really do think I need to get out a little more, if the thought of harvesting a pstch of rice from an old bathtub is exciting. Tracy