I’ve just returned from a wonderful break in Malta. Overcame my fear of flying – you can’t get to Malta otherwise – and thanks to Anita and her parents I had a ball!

I visited the usual wonderful places and one of the last was a plot where Anita’s relative grows a multitude of veg. To say I was green with envy is an understatement. I can quite easily imagine myself there.

My aim also was to get some lemons so I could preserve them in salt. This little lemon tree had some fruit but it was not ready yet. But there was a better tree round the corner – I got my lemons!

…and this is the result! I made them once before and it worked so I’m using the very same recipe again.