I looked outside my kitchen window into the backyard the other day and noticed the lime tree was full of over ripe fruit. The limes were going yellow and Poppet had started referring to them as lemons. Now I just had to work out what to do with them. A few weeks ago we went to a two year old’s birthday party where they served curry accompanied with hot lime chutney. The mum was Indian Fijian and the chutney was a family recipe. It was without doubt the best chutney I have ever tried. I wondered it I could replicate it. I wish I had asked for the recipe but I didn’t. Instead I trawled the internet for a recipe that seemed to contain all the same elements. Last weekend my partner and I sliced up a dozen limes, a hand full of chillies mixed them up with spices and other ingredients and made hot lime chutney. It will be another few weeks before we can try it, but I have high hopes for it.

This week I used some of the remaining limes to make a lime and orange marmalade. I would like to be modest but its difficult because the it turned out to be unbelievably delicious. The family loved it. When I mentioned I was going to give a jar to a friend Poppet retaliated with a defiant NO. I had to explain that it was simple to make more. I’ve never made jam before so I’m thrilled.