I made these lemon honey puddings recently when we had some guests for lunch. The recipe is from Annabel Langbein and you can find it here on her website. It's really easy to make (I make it in the microwave) and it looks super fancy if you serve it in little teacups! I also had some candied lemon peel and some fresh raspberries from the garden which were just gorgeous with the lemony custard.
My visitors were Keity from La Vie En Rose and her husband Hiro. They were visiting NZ all the way from Japan and made a special visit to see my garden, and I was happy to be able to show them around while the garden is looking its best. I love having visitors especially when they also enjoy gardening - it's nice to show off what you've been working so hard on to someone who understands the work that's been put in! We had a nice lunch before they left to go shopping and then to the Botanic Gardens (and hopefully didn't get caught in the downpour we had later)!
Keity was kind enough to bring me some gifts - among them these cute little house ornaments. I love them, they are like little fairy houses and will look perfect on my windowsill tucked among plants. The little castle design is actually a planter for a tiny plant - if you don't believe me here is a post on Keity's blog about it! It's so cute and I can't wait to try growing something in it. Thank you Keity!
This is my new rose Ash Wednesday, just as lovely in a vase as it is in the garden.
And this is scabiosa. I love this one both as a flower and a seed head.
Have you had any garden visitors lately?
You are so.o.o talented, Ruth! I never thought of serving desert in tea cups -- but will in future. Many of my lunches have an English theme and the cups and saucers as desert dishes fit in perfectly. Thanks. P. x
ReplyDeleteAww thanks Pam! I have a small collection of vintage teacups and like to use them where possible so the dessert thing works well! Usually when serving tea or coffee my friends like bigger mugs, haha :) Teacups also look good with little posies of flowers in them, a piece of oasis or a floral frog helps stop them flopping.
DeleteOh, how wonderful with some summer flowers! Your little set-up with the flowers, table cloths and floral china looks so English. Love the pink rose.
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Haha well it could be, as New Zealand was colonised by the English and most of my china and linen come from second hand shops so they could well be English hand me downs! All I care about is that it looks pretty :)
DeleteI still can't believe that I could be in your garden, Ruth! I returned home a few days ago, and miss NZ, already... Your garden was so gorgeous than I expected. I took 150 pictures in your place!! After visiting your garden, we went to Botanic Gardens. Miraculously we didn't have rain while looking around there:) And we visited some antique shops you told me before, I enjoyed, thank you!!
ReplyDeleteYour dishes were all tasty, especially the Honey Lemon Cream Pudding was unforgettably delicious! It's unbilievable that you cooked it in the micro wave!!! I have to check the recipe and try it!
Thank you for welcoming us! I'll never forget meeting you in NZ!!!
I'm so glad you could come and see it Keity :) And glad you didn't get caught in the rain at the Botanic Gardens - you must have lots of photos from there too! Hope you'll come visit my garden again some time!
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