Spring Bounty
I have always loved the spring. When I was a child, it was because my birthday is in the spring. But even as an adult, I always enjoy the warmer (if even too warm, where we live) weather, longer daylight hours, new color in all the gardens, and especially all the fruit that becomes available.
Recently I re-discovered a farm market near my house. I've been going every week to see what new things they have. Mostly I'm buying strawberries, which are getting sweeter and sweeter each week. I got really motivated, and made strawberry shortcake from scratch, and my first strawberry pie (not totally from scratch). They were yummy! Last week they had blueberries on sale from a local farmer, 6 baskets for $3.99! I froze most of them, but not before I made a lemon-blueberry cake.
Mmmm! What berry recipes do you like?
Here are a few photos of our son, enjoying his favorite way to eat spring fruit--smoothies!
(note the glistening forehead)
Recently I re-discovered a farm market near my house. I've been going every week to see what new things they have. Mostly I'm buying strawberries, which are getting sweeter and sweeter each week. I got really motivated, and made strawberry shortcake from scratch, and my first strawberry pie (not totally from scratch). They were yummy! Last week they had blueberries on sale from a local farmer, 6 baskets for $3.99! I froze most of them, but not before I made a lemon-blueberry cake.
Mmmm! What berry recipes do you like?
Here are a few photos of our son, enjoying his favorite way to eat spring fruit--smoothies!
(note the glistening forehead)
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