The markets…

I’m stewing pears and so my home smells divine. There’s something so warm and cosy and homey in the smell of stewing fruit…

I was lucky today. Whenever we go to the vege markets – I do the weekly vegetable shop  while Chris takes wee Micah around all the stalls and asks the vendors for any bruised fruit that they can’t sell. Today he came home with 18 pears and about 20 apples and one ripe banana.

So I am stewing pears – This is perfect timing too. My sister in law is down from Auckland tomorrow night and coming for dinner. I have some flourishing rhubarb in the yard – so will stew that up tonight and will put pear, apple and rhubarb crumble with whipped cream on the dessert menu for tomorrow. Pretty scrumptious considering the fruit was all free!

This also means that I haven’t had to pay for Micah’s fruit since he’s been on solids. Every morning he has porridge with pureed pear or apple in the winter – in the summer we add nectarines, peaches, mangos and apricots. I also use the pureed fruit to sweeten his yoghurt that he has every evening. This works out cheaper and healthier than buying the pre-sweetened yoghurts and best of all – the child loves it.

So now all I have to do is decide what to make for dinner tomorrow night…