A Dollop

A dollop. What a wonderful word! And a dollop of chutney, even better! I came across across Rubies in the Rubble in Stylist magazine this week and immediately knew I had to find out more. The chutneys are made from the left over, unwanted ingredients from our country's vast (and inefficient) food distribution network; the founder Jenny talks about it more here. The concept behind the jars is great and get's us thinking about where are food comes from and what happens to the produce that isn't bought. Now to buy a jar...

Al Fresco

Sitting outside in Lauren's garden last night, it made me think how much I love summer dining in the open air. Here in Strasbourg everyone sits out at cafés sipping on an expresso or a glass of wine, nibbling on cheese... okay okay, that stereotype went too far! I want to do a breakfast, as I mentioned here, but also an al fresco dinner party before I head up to Manchester in September. Kinfolk has some brilliant ideas and beautiful images too - fairy lights and candles, under the stars, drinking out of jam jars, with a group of great friends.

Images from Kinfolk

Prune Conserve

Today we popped along to the car boot sale at Epsom Hospital where Ben Smithers was selling his childhood for a bargain. I was enticed into buying an old Kodak camera for £1, which I've given to Brother Dowle to add to his collection, and bought these sweet jars of homemade jams. It's such a beautiful day, fingers crossed that it'll last for my last week at work!

Jam Jar

Since I saw these snaps from wikstenmade, I have thought alot about using jam jars as cups. Then yesterday, in the Evening Standard it was written about as a trend! We're having a bbq this weekend, and we're all bringing something so one idea is cocktails in jam jars. Or beetroot cake as per here, seeds and stitches which was mentioned in the article!

Images from wikstenmade