Remember these from the garden. Tomatillos. 
They hang like little paper lanterns. And inside the little paper lantern a tomato grows. A green tomato. A tomatillo. 
So yesterday Our John made Grilled Tomatillo Salsa Verde. 
Char grill tomatillo, capsicum (sweet pepper) and a couple of jalapenos until soft. Smash up. Add onion, lime juice, seasonings and cilantro. Blend with your wife’s new bright orange stick blender. Add a little stock or in John’s case pear cider from his glass if you need some extra fluid. 
We ate this on the verandah with more of the chilled pear cider. And the discussion as we munched was to Cut the Hay or Not To Cut the Hay! There is a chance of rain and we all know what that means. It will ONLY rain if the precious alfalfa hay is cut! But it has started to flower, so the time has come. Once the skies are clear for 5 days ahead, we will take the risk.
John told me that his very tasty Grilled Salsa Verde was inspired by the folks over at Inspired Taste. A site I had never heard of and am off to visit immediately.
Then yesterday evening I took the Shush Sisters for their walkies. They love their walkies! 
This is their training time. They are learning to heel. We walk through all the gates and around the property now. 
I gave my camera to the Tall Teenager after discussing what shots I needed so you could see how their training is coming along. I call them and talk to them the whole time. So they follow quite well to a point. Though I laughed when I saw the images. We look like a mad parade! With miss c in her workdress and gumboots labouring under the misconception that she is in charge!!
The Tall Teenager is doing well with the camera. It is time I bought him one of his own. He is starting to really SEE. And Hereford Pigs are so photogenic. 
As usual Sheila is a good pig, Charlotte is the nosy pig and TonTon brings up the rear. Remind me to clean my lens again!!
They are allowed to play in the sheep’s water before going back to bed. Training is hot work.
Good morning. It will be another lovely ordinary day here today. The temperatures were mild (in the low nineties) all last week and it looks the same again this week. We get so much more done when it is not excessively hot. No rain yet. No hay cut yet. Probably tonight.
Have a lovely day.
celi
PS. There are days when I pop a few images of the day on my Face Book page the night before I post. (Join by pushing LIKE in the FB column on your right). I pop in there every morning after the milking to visit. And every day I post my favourite image to my Pinterest Boards. (Also over on your right) If you have a favourite image I don’t mind if you share too. Especially if it will give your friends a laugh. We all need a laugh! c
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88 responses to “Salsa Verde and the Piggies are Put through their Paces.”
I love all the photos today…I enjoy seeing you in your element! That would be a funny comment to say to somone else when considering you’re sharing the spotlight with pigs, but you and the land and animals have become “one” in my mind…with great admiration! I’m waiting for my tomatillos…we are just now really getting our summer heat, so surely some of those flowers will do something soon! And then this recipe is a must! I love salsa, and one of the reasons I planted tomatillos was for just such a moment, yet I had no recipe in mind. Now I do! 🙂 Debra
Morning Debra, this is the first year we have grown tomatillos and they are amazing.. we will be having lots of this salsa this year!! c
i have never seen that kind of tomato, fascinating!
you might be able to buy them at a farmers market … c
i don’t know, maybe………
I wish I had tomatillos in Italy! The salsa verde looks great! Beautiful pictures!
Morning honey! c
Lovely pics – good job Tall Teenager!
I will tell him, he is very pleased with them too.. c
Pig training: now that’s why I come here, Celi. I have never heard of training a pig to walk to heel. Lovely, lovely pictures.
morning kate! are you off to the olympics today? or is it business as usual.. c
Nope, it’s evening here and I have been elsewhere today. Tomorrow we head off to Winchester for some serious science and falconry. Our next up close and personal Olympic experience is the mens marathon in a week or so 🙂
I sat back & enjoyed your afternoon vicariously… Sunday afternoon walk, salsa verde a la farmy 🙂
morning ella.. i bet you had a lovely sunday too! .. hoping so.. c
I’ve never heard of a tomatillo and whenever I see a paper lantern my imagination is going to try and figure out what seed lies therein!
Oh you gave me a smile this morning, thank you! You look like a drill sergeant! 😀
Temperatures down, delicious salsa, hay ready, and rain now something you don’t want. Plus Miss C leading the pigs. I’m reading my little granddaughter fairy tales and we’ve just done The Three Little Pigs. They get sent off by their sobbing mama into the big wide world to seek their fortunes. But not yours – they are still in school. Those pictures are a hoot. I love them.
Grilled tomatillo salsa verde sounds AWESOME!
Really? training pigs?? I always learn something new when I stop by to visit you! Love your workdress, fits your perfectly darling and the boots are a must!! Wonderful salsa, love that John did the grilling, how nice to share in meal making 🙂
I think it’s time that I tried this salsa verde particularly the tomatillos! So interesting. The pigs are absolutely adorable.
That salsa looks amazing! Love that it’s made on the grill. What a great side shot of you and your merry band…and gumboots!
You had me at Tomatillos. Nothing quite matches their flavour. We can’t grow them here, but every so often I lash out at a high-end grocery store and buy some. We all love a parade and Celia yours is a delight. Second cut of hay has just finished in our neighborhood – we actually had several days without rain. When you live in the country you are so much more aware of weather patterns. Virginia
Great Post – loving your photos:) I had 4 pigs each season growing up and one pig in particular would come when I called and liked to play ball – people thought it was a little weird, but pigs are smart. Have a Great Week!