Thanks, Jack the Greengrocer

Well, I don't want to get into daily blogs, but I have to pay hommage to my neighbour, Jack. Or Jack the Greengrocer as he is now known.

Over the last 3 weeks he has provided us with about £15 - 20 of fresh vegetables from his allotment. HUGE globe courgettes and beautifully sweet and ripe tomatoes have arrived regularly.

Just home from an absolutely shattering day at work and not yet out of my car, who is there on the drive with a bag of goods? The Greengrocer. Well today, another globe courgette - more tempura on Saturday night, maybe with garlic mayo this week, though chilli and soy are rather nice... and then more tomatoes, all perfectly ripe and, as we'd had soup for lunch (unplanned last minute lunch), instead of minestrone for tea, I made sardine, mussel and tomato spaghetti with capers and a beautifully sweet onion that Jack also brought (recipe on FB - was rather delicious and very quick). In fact he brought two onions (a Japanese variety?) and a green pepper too - so Friday night's pizza is suddenly chicken and green pepper with caramelised onions.

We gave him some beers last weekend and he thanked us and then, typical of a man from round here, said "I don't give you free stuff so you can waste your money on beers for me." - What a man.

Thanks Greengrocer!