Allotment Envy

My colleague Darren has three allotments (yes, three allotments). Having been on the waiting list for an allotment in Islington for five years (yes, five years) he took pity on me before I imploded from allotment envy and brought me some of his lovely produce to try.


Hmmm. What to do with a butternut squash, corn on the cob & some tiny carrots?


I roasted the squash with olive oil & garlic,



and grilled the corn with some olive oil & a little salt


I made a pasta dish with the roasted, garlicky squash, some shallots, a little soya cream & some sage. We ate the grilled corn on the side. The carrot? They were too delicious to cook. We just washed & ate them as they were, Bugs Bunny style.