News — Chez Maison Seasonal

There's a small pear tree on the balcony and it usually has a small harvest. In fact last year we made some fruit-cheese with the crop. We had no expectations of fruit this year because of the weather in late Spring had striped away all the setting fruits.

However one pear, the one used in this recipe, was sheltered and low hanging and survived the onslaught. We didn't even notice it was there until well into the Summer and were sitting down to have a lunch on the balcony. It seem fitting to add it to our Autumn Jelly.

Walking in the park this afternoon, a tiny touch of Autumn shows in the spots of aubergine and orange on the chestnut leaves. The turn in the season shows itself also in the crunch of squashed shells underfoot.

In the northern hemisphere we can feel that easing downhill from the Summer Solstice, turning our minds towards home.