🤔I wonder if we're going to see any signs of summer soon, after the cloudiest week in May.
🌦️ Yeah, it's Britain after all, we love talking about weather.
A sunny weekend afternoon in our English garden
🌞This week I have definitely shifted gears to summer menus, and I’ve got some absolute gems to share with you. Think golden halloumi, creamy avocado, and a burger that deserves a standing ovation 👏.
So if you’re easing into summer meals or prepping for Memorial Day, there’s something in here that’ll make your taste buds do a happy dance.
Let’s start with a stunner: sweet potato and halloumi salad. Caramelized edges, salty-crispy bites, and a tangy dressing that ties it all together. A little sweet, a little savory, and very much in the “make again” category. Bonus? It helps tick off a few more plants toward your 30-a-week goal.
Halloumi & Sweet Potato Salad with Garlic Tahini Dressing
What have your mornings been like lately? Mine have been powered by avocado toast with cottage cheese, all layered over my homemade wholewheat sourdough (yes, I bake my own, and yes, it’s worth it, I'll show you one day). It’s ridiculously simple but feels like a café breakfast – protein, fiber, and creamy-good fats, all in one glorious bite.
Memorial Day is nearly here, and I’ve got just the right thing to grill if you are getting ready to celebrate: my buttermilk chicken burger with avocado dressing. I usually throw a pile of grilled veggies and oven fries too. It’s BBQ-friendly, gut-friendly, and definitely crowd-approved.
Speaking of crowd-approved, if you’ve got strawberries staring at you from the fridge, make my French strawberry cake. It’s light, juicy and fancy, and I swear it tastes like your best summer memory.
🍓🍰Strawberry Cake
This French strawberry cake spells the start of the English summer for me. No other strawberries will do, as I wait patiently until English strawberries make their presence in the farm shops.
I’ve been testing a roasted red pepper pasta – creamy, smoky, and cramming even more plants. It might be one of my favorite pasta dinners yet. Fingers crossed it makes the blog soon, because I think you’re going to love it.
Did you try something from this week’s newsletter? Hit reply and tell me how it went! Or just drop me a line about your garden (by the way, my grafted tomato seedlings have just been delivered, so time to plant them eeek!), your weekend menu, or your favorite way to eat strawberries. Or just reply with what you'd like to see me making! I READ EVERY EMAIL!
