I’ve put a meal on the table this evening, that consisted of 2 local ingredients. On the way back from The Forest of Dean we stopped at the Over Farm Shop, just outside of Gloucester. I only wanted some eggs, but left with a bunch of asparagus grown on that farm and some strawberries, advertised as ” travelled from less than a mile away”. Those strawberries were nibbled on even on the way home and we immediately regretted not having bought more.

Main course this evening, fishcakes, made with salmon and haddock, with chilli, shallots, sweet potatoes, healthy amount of coriander and seasoned with a drop of sesame oil. On the top of green salad I threw some  of that asparagus, with just a touch of salt, olive oil and good balsamic. I think it might have been the best asparagus I’ve ever tasted. Fresh, slightly sweet and almost juicy. Yum. The fishcakes were excellent, but can’t decide which was the star of the show.

For dessert, something that came to my mind on the way home. I could just serve those lovely strawberries with cream and sugar and not bother, but instead I quickly baked a simple sponge with green tea powder. It looked right, but can’t really taste much of the green tea, should maybe infuse it first, before adding to the sponge. I then cut the rings out of it, layered with whipped cream and berries, quickly whizzed up some coulis and poured it over the top layer. Very pleasing to the eye and the palate. Have a few left, for tomorrow and I’m thinking- white chocolate.