Pimlico Road Farmers' Market

We went to the market on Saturday and while Riley may not enjoy going (she doesn't get anything out it - no sausage, no cheese, no pastries, nothing) I was glad I got to pick up a few things. I bought some lavender, which is putting me in the mood for our trip to Provence in August.

I also got a basil plant which reminds me of our trip to Italy last week. Sort of. It actually reminds me of the pesto I made two weeks ago. I am not a huge pesto fan (Dave likes it a lot) but I had some basil left over so decided to make pesto. (When life hands you basil...) You can find the recipe here. I liked the added arugula (AKA rocket) and lemon peel as it gave the pesto a fresher and lighter taste. I would make it again.

Finally, I got some blueberries (no photo, so sorry) that remind me of nothing but make me crave really good pancakes. Actually, I guess the blueberries remind me of Al's Breakfast in Minneapolis. We were in Minneapolis for a wedding last summer and had blueberry pancakes at Al's twice. They were so good. I really, really miss good pancakes as they are very hard to find in London. And unfortunately I don't think I will be going back to Minneapolis any time soon. I guess I need to find a good blueberry pancake recipe. I better get on that.