Summer Green

The landscape of Wales is renowned for being green, and this summer it is exceptionally so. The beautiful warm sunshine, punctuated with the odd couple of days' rain, has resulted in a lush panorama in our valley. Our garden has also sprung into life. The rhubarb has shot up like a triffid, and the mass of apple blossom we enjoyed in Spring has morphed into a large crop of steadily growing fruit. I never used to particularly like rhubarb, as I found it stringy when stewed. I had a light bulb moment and pureed it in the food processor - now I can't get enough of it! Which is just as well, as it keeps on growing no matter how fast I harvest it. I made an...