Strawberry day! The day started out at the u-pick strawberry farm. The season is late this year, so we got in on the very beginning of it. That meant that the berries were spaced out a bit in the patch, but they were big and beautiful. Through the years we have learned to be there early not only to beat the heat but also the crowds.
Some strawberries put into freezer jam, some frozen with a bit of sugar for a wonderful topping for waffles and pancakes or just eaten with home made yogurt...
...and some dehydrated. It's always fun to try something new! With four of us working on these things (Mom, my two sisters, and myself) and a good story to listen to (
The Secret Garden dramatized by
Focus on the Family Radio Theatre - check it out!) the time sped by.
Also going on in the kitchen - preparations for rhubarb jam.
Of course we needed supper, too. We opted for something easy - home made re-fried beans (already made and waiting in the fridge) on tortillas with a sprinkling of onion and cheese, wrapped up, and baked crisp in the oven.
A salad is always good with this meal, especially when the greens and radishes are fresh from the garden. Our dressing supply was getting rather low, so my sister mixed up another batch of our good, old standby (the red one) while I decided to try something new, honey tahini dressing (in the jar).
Strawberry season would not be right without strawberry shortcake. Now that we've found this from-scratch shortcake recipe, we will never go back to Bis-Quick.
Now isn't that a dessert!
Some strawberries put into freezer jam, some frozen with a bit of sugar for a wonderful topping for waffles and pancakes or just eaten with home made yogurt...
...and some dehydrated. It's always fun to try something new! With four of us working on these things (Mom, my two sisters, and myself) and a good story to listen to (The Secret Garden dramatized by Focus on the Family Radio Theatre - check it out!) the time sped by.
Also going on in the kitchen - preparations for rhubarb jam.
Of course we needed supper, too. We opted for something easy - home made re-fried beans (already made and waiting in the fridge) on tortillas with a sprinkling of onion and cheese, wrapped up, and baked crisp in the oven.
A salad is always good with this meal, especially when the greens and radishes are fresh from the garden. Our dressing supply was getting rather low, so my sister mixed up another batch of our good, old standby (the red one) while I decided to try something new, honey tahini dressing (in the jar).
Strawberry season would not be right without strawberry shortcake. Now that we've found this from-scratch shortcake recipe, we will never go back to Bis-Quick.
Now isn't that a dessert!
1 comment:
How fun! I've been thinking of trying strawberry freezer jam as a teeny introduction to the world of preserving - a world I am currently completely unfamiliar with!
And yum to your shortcake pictures - we just had some here for dessert last night! I have a biscuit recipe that I've always used, that I just add 1 Tbsp. of sugar to. Fresh buttery warm biscuits sure are the way to go! :)
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