The Joys of the Lime Green Kitchen
Sunday, July 1, 2012 at 9:07 PM
It’s been three long years since I had a proper kitchen to play around in. And I’ve missed the gentle joy of time spent preparing food….the comfort of a well-stocked larder.
Now we’re back at Dixon Hill and there’s a beautiful new, lime green kitchen to potter about in. And I‘ve been pottering aplenty. Baking cakes whilst listening to Radio 4. Freezing tiny flowers in ice for pretty drinks all summer long.
The dehydrator has hummed while chunks of watermelon shrink to a toffeed stickiness. A jar of coconut kefir has gently fermented by the Aga. There’s been the thrice daily ritual of rinsing sprouting radish seeds. And the delicate scent of herbal teas cooling - to be sweetened and sharpened then frozen as ice lollies, ready for warmer days.
Next week, an elderflower bush has promised me a few perfect flower heads to make some kind of nectar. And little Kilner jars are waiting to be filled with a cultured tomato sauce.
I’m revelling in the slow, rhythmic rituals of the kitchen. The aromas and tastes. The whirring of the blender, the noise of the juicer. The feel of a knife in my hand as I chop and slice.
Right now, the lime green kitchen is my favourite place to be.
Reader Comments (3)
Love the sound of the Lime green kitchen and can almost smell the aromas coming from it - you describe things so well
Ah, the joys and glories of time in the kitchen...So glad you have your space back, and a lime green kitchen sounds especially festive & pretty to be in! LOVE your flower ice cubes--lovely for summer! Happy Days, Helen ((HUGS))
Ah, how this sounds wonderful Helen! I am right there with you, shopping cucumbers for your tomato-salad (you wanted them peeled, right?). So happy for you that now in your rainy summer (I promise you it´s not us in Denmark who stole the sun!) you do have your lime green kitchen! XX