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Strawberry thief
Remember when I planted the strawberries? I was very excited to have a blossom on the plant already. Well, it ended up being the only blossom I got, but it survived and produced one lovely strawberry: I took that photo Friday morning, figured I’d give it one more day to ripen, and then pick it [...]
continue reading "Strawberry thief"Down and dirty
Dirt under my fingernails, smeared onto my apron, deposited on my camera’s shutter button… I transplanted the strawberry plants today. I got them, oh, about a month ago. I had put them temporarily in a plastic Chinese food container while I searched for a strawberry pot. I found a pot pretty quickly, but then I [...]
continue reading "Down and dirty"Strawberry-Lemonade Smoothies 2.0
I originally posted about these slushy, delicious fruity drinks back in 2007. Since then, I’ve made a few tiny changes (and taken some much nicer pictures, if we’re being honest here) and thought it was worth an update. We make these smoothies every year when the weather turns hot. They’re like Summer in a Cup! [...]
continue reading "Strawberry-Lemonade Smoothies 2.0"Foodie for the summer
Something about the appearance of the first local strawberry every year puts me on a local / organic / sustainable food and green-living kick. Ideally, I’d like to think along these lines all year round, and I do try, but it’s just so much easier when the farmers markets open up and the fresh local [...]
continue reading "Foodie for the summer"In a jam
I had my first experience with canning today. I’ve made small batches of jam before in my bread machine, but they needed to remain refrigerated and only had a 2-month shelf-life. I don’t know about you, but I don’t go through jam very fast, and would much prefer to have a supply that I could [...]
continue reading "In a jam"Berry Puree Muffins
So, I was listening to podcasts this morning while I cleaned up the kitchen, and I tried out an NPR series that was new to me called Kitchen Window. The episode I listened to was all about breakfast and the idea that a freezer full of quick bread is a great substitute for a greasy [...]
continue reading "Berry Puree Muffins"Strawberries, strawberries, everywhere
On this beautiful Summer morning, two moms and four kids piled into a van and headed out to pick strawberries in New Jersey’s North West corner. Between us, we had four boxes, one for each kid to carry and fill, and we set to work finding the most succulent red fruit we could get our [...]
continue reading "Strawberries, strawberries, everywhere"The kitchen’s a mess again
You see, there was this strawberry… And I couldn’t very well just leave it sitting there, looking at me, could I? Not when there was pectin in the cupboard and, next to that, a box of shiny new mason jar lids. I just had to give in to fate, tie on my trusty apron, and [...]
continue reading "The kitchen’s a mess again"Food and flowers. Oh, and fish.
As I write there is a power struggle occurring upstairs. A power struggle between two boys who both want the same pen. Nevermind that we have a cup full of other pens not one room away. Neil is on top of the unfolding saga, so rather than get involved (too many cooks spoil the broth, [...]
continue reading "Food and flowers. Oh, and fish."Heat wave
Hello, friends. You chose a hot day to drop by! Mid-nineties, and all that. Good thing I have a few chilled mugs of Strawberry-Lemonade Smoothie. Take one and have a sip – you won’t be sorry! They’re made with the farmers market strawberries that I froze last week. There’s something about knowing where your ingredients [...]
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