A friendly lunch

Today lunch with a botanist friend was welcome relaxation except it rained rather persistently and so our walk was curtailed.  However, I did rather enjoy a very short space in time, inspecting ferns, moss and other plants in a wet stone wall.  It was almost meditational.   Lunch was:

• Celeriac Potato Soup - I forgot the lemon zest and sage leaves...but added Herbes du Provence.
• Salmon, beetroot, onion quiche with garlic served with a green salad of mache and avocado.
• Apple Shortcake using Elstar apples. 

The beauty of the menu is it can all be made the day before! She told me that the whole of the harvest for Saumur Champigny wine is organic. Interesting and yes it tasted good with the anchovy and sundried tomato pastry aperos I twiddled together.