Purple fascinations: mulberries tart & bresàola

Very often the visual spur conveys an immediate intuition that any long-time rational reasoning may not help producing. In my view, the little backyard garden I used to call "my lands" offered me an unexpected show: there are some flowers belonging to looked-down plants, such as the French bean or chives, that are among the most beautiful manifestations of grace and harmony. The chives ones can be very ornamental, especially if you produce a dish that may mirror the flower themselves, for instance with bresàola, a beef ham from the Alps [ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bresaola ] :

Dress it with lemon juice, extra-virgin olive oil, 

a sprinkle of black pepper, some flakes of Parmigiano, 

and some chives leaves

(decorate with chives flowers)

Today I am suggesting a gradation that will progress from a darker purple nuance to a milder one. From the Willy Wonka's dark-purple sarcasm, to the light relaxing shade of the garden flowers. Passing by some preparations and ideas. I strongly think that the colour is able to guide your mind

Self-irony, sometimes helps! 

(here you can do your own memes

http://memegenerator.net/Willywonka/caption )

Have a break, have a cherry:

relaxing, refreshing, tastily repetitive

Mulberries tart: gorgeous with black fruity tea

For the pastry:

300 gr of organic flour;

100 gr of unsalted butter;

100 gr of granulated sugar;

the juice of half a lemon;

1/4 tea spoon of baking agent;

2 eggs.

Home made redcurrant jelly, 

although I prefer mulberries preserve, 

cause it is thicker and creamier at the same time

(home-made goods are tastier and real.

Try the farmers' market in your home-town

http://www.edinburghfarmersmarket.co.uk/ )

Chives in blossom, aren't they astonishing?

The Micky Mouse headed French bean flower