Pea, mint and feta fritters with roasted asparagus. Image: Su Leslie
If I seem even more food-obsessed than usual this weekend, it’s partly because I had some sort of gastric bug earlier in the week and couldn’t eat for a couple of days; but mostly because I am feeling incredibly lucky and grateful to actually have food.
The more I read about the climate catastrophe engulfing the planet, the collapse of eco-systems and the horrendous loss of species after species, the more I wonder how much longer I can take for granted the means to produce even simple, vegetarian meals like these fritters and asparagus.
The generation I was born into the tail-end of has often been called “the lucky generation”, but I fear if we don’t all make radical changes very soon, our luck will run out.
And yes, it’s not a one-word post, but the prompt for a rant on something about which I feel very strongly.
Zimmerbitch 
Uncomfortable thoughts! But those fritters look mighty delicious.
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They were good. 🙂
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your food looks wonderful, and it does give you pause to think how lucky we are at that moment.
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It is a huge worry, Su.
Livestock are dying here, crops are failing, towns running out of water. It doesn’t take much imagination to see where this is heading.
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It is terrifying!
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All too uncomfortable musings, but unfortunately realistic…. Your fritters look fab!
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Thanks Sue. I borrowed the Ottolengi book “Simple” from the library, and it is packed full of wonderful recipes.
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OK, sounds good!
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Have had similar thoughts, Su.
Excellent photo, too.
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Thank you 🙂
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Heavy thoughts on this Sunday morning with a question nobody can answer, Su!
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I have such heartache when I read about this. We have known for so many years what was happening and what was going to happen. And we have done almost nothing to stop it. I fear for the world that my grandchildren will inherit and pass on to their children.
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I doubt I will ever have grandchildren, and am worried for my son. By not making small changes all those years ago, we are now faced with losing everything.
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I get it, Su. I think this is why I try to use every last bit of food I have–no tossing in the bin because I have let it get past its prime. I seem to be more conscious of this than ever. Don’t know that it helps the world, but it helps me.
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I’m exactly the same. The green sauce on that plate was made with (and because of) a bag of coriander that was lurking in the fridge looking more and more like compost bin material. I did have to pick through it a bit, but mostly the leaves were great and made good sauce (with some chillies from last years’ crop that were in the freezer ….)
You get the picture.
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I would SO love your veggie meal, and I envy you the possibility of eating green asparagus NOW. They have such a short season, I also love peas, feta, well everything you have on your plate. And you’re SO RIGHT (sadly) with your rant. I feel deeply sorry for our children and their children. What a horrible world are we leaving them? It doesn’t bear to think too much about it or my Sunday evening is spoilt.
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The asparagus season is short here too, which is why I’ll be eating as much as possible over the next few weeks. I absolutely refuse to buy it if it is not local.
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Am with your every word, rant-wise, Su. We could do so much NOW, if only those who control everything would act, enforce carbon reduction measures, start mending the broken bits, tell people how dangerous the situation is.
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Agreed. We have gone way beyond “voluntary” measures and tinkering at the edges.
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I hear you Su. Greta Thunberg was in Canada and I do hope she has lit a fire under some of our politicians.
Leslie
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So do I! We need the same here.
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We have an election in October and I sure hope things get shaken up.
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We have council elections here this month, and for the first time I am seeing candidates actually talk about the environment. It’s not much, but it gives me a tiny bit of hope.
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We’ll be going to an all candidates meeting on the 10th of October. It’s a Federal election so it’s a big one. I’ll try to hold their feet to the fire.
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xoxo
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Fritters look delicious.
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You go for it Su. It is a legitimate concern!
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A good rant, Su. We must all try an awful lot harder!
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Thanks Debbie. 😀
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That looks delicious!
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