In the summer, once the tomatoes begin to ripen, we eat bacon, lettuce and tomato sandwiches on freshly made bread every Friday, for as long as the tomatoes last.
Now, you think one would get tired of them wouldn’t you. But we don’t. Every Friday they are a little different. Yesterday I cooked the bacon folded in little parcels so it was thick and tasty. The bread was rosemary and pumpkin seed. The mayonnaise was made with fresh onion and fresh yoghurt. And I added a very thin slice of home made fresh cheese. I know that cheese is not strictly in a BLT but it was so good. And getting better every time I make it. I have decided to rename the Farmers Cheese – Country Cheese. Because I can.
I left you a bit!
Good morning. In the night we had storm after storm sweep through and some of them brought rain. Lovely, lovely rain. With lots of loud thunder, which terrified the dogs, and howling winds. But thats OK, because our fields got a drink. And the rain barrels and the cows water barrels are all full.
I find it really hard to sleep when it is raining. It is almost as though I need to stand watch or something. As though the rain might get in a huff and storm off if I don’t give it some attention and listen to what it is saying. So I just lie there facing the window and pause in the night.
Have a lovely day. I am going outside to splash through delightful puddles on the way to the barn to start work.
celi
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57 responses to “BLT with Country Cheese”
How funny – this is what we had last night…it was too hot eat “properly”. I wish I´d had a slice of your lovely “Country Cheese” – that would have made it perfect 🙂 I usually mix my mayo with yogurt too, I think it gives it a great flavour and a little less naughty that was too.
I will show you how to make this cheese as soon as I have it consistently good.. do you still have some rennet? c
Oh yes I do..so look forward to the recipe!
That there is the best BLT sarmie I have seen! Scrumptious!
How wonderful that you have had some rain. Happy playing in the puddles.
🙂 Mandy
Lovely sandwich – wish I’d had it for real last night!
After a (hot) day in the garden, and many arguments about keeping doors closed, there was ZERO energy left for making dinner for the Little One and myself…and the bread in the drawer was moldy from the heat. 😦
Enjoy your puddle-stomping!
Tomatoes already? Wow! Mine are still tiny but I can guarantee a few have BLT in their future. Growing up, Sunday alternated between being BLT Day and Hamburger Day. Mom made the BLTs and Dad grilled the burgers.
We had storms move through early yesterday afternoon and again last night, although from the weather map, it looked like you got more rain overnight than we did. That’s OK. You needed it more. I’m heading out for the farmer’s market soon but, on my way, I’m going to give my tomato plants a talking to. The slackers!
Have a great day, Celi.
John replanted the day after that bad frost and he grows them inside for months.. He loves to be first with the tomatoes!! c
Gorgeous sandwich!
That is a very good looking sandwich. You’ve made the BLT respectable:)
Mmm delicious.
Why don’t you call it Celia’s cheese? That has a nice ring to it. I want that BLT!!!!
I miss storms. We don’t really get great thunder here, maybe because it’s an island. But like you, where we used to live, I just had to stop and watch. All that power. So glad you’ve finally got your much needed rain too – obviously you need it after reading your research yesterday!
Christine
We never got thunder and lightening like this in NZ either.. it is quite a magnificent display! c
I miss storms. We don’t get good storms here, maybe it’s because its an island. We had good storms where we used to live and like you, I just had to watch. All that power. Glad that you’ve finally got some much needed rain especially after reading your water research yesterday!
Christine
Oh lucky you, lovely rain; splashing in the puddles always feels great doesn’t it!
Your bread sounds delicious with the rosemary and pumpkin seeds.
Have you ever made Joanna from Zeb bakes, beautiful rye and grain loaf?
I have made some of Joanna’s breads, she is a marvel! She started me out on sourdough.. c
Looks like the best BLT ever! I too have visceral responses to rain….I feel a rush of relief, as if there had been too much tension in the air!!!!
Good sandwiches are matches made in heaven. Enjoy your rain! 🙂
Our storms were angry last night. The trees looked like they wanted to elope with the wind. But in the morning, their lover had jilted them, so they stand, shaken and alone. I grew up on the coast, so these storms are soothing ti me at night. The temp dropped 20 degrees and I slept quite well.
When will you snail mail the bread?
By the sounds of it, If i had thrown a package of bread into the wind last night you would have found it in the limbs of a tree outside your window by morning. A consolation to the wounded tree. c
And now I’m hungry!
Glad you got the rain barrels full. May they never dry up.