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I am a bit overwhelmed by an abundance of goodness.
Raspberries. So many raspberries. My knees are stained red from kneeling and picking low hanging berries. I’ve made raspberry jam, raspberry marmalade, seedless raspberry jam, as well as black and red raspberry jam. I’ve baked numerous batches of raspberry muffins. I have frozen raspberries. I’ve made fruit leather even. I’ve got about a quart ready to eat in the refrigerator.
Zucchini. I’ve got some monster ones and some smaller ones, and about 6 in between sized. I’ve cooked them up in stir fry, I’ve microwaved them with parmesan cheese. I’ve made zucchini bread (with raisins) and zucchini bread without raisins. I’ve tried an oil-free version which came out white and pasty (with green flecks). I’ve made muffins. I’ve made chocolate zucchini cake. And I’ve got some decisions to make about what to do with the rest. No shortage of ideas, just energy.
Strawberries. My freezer is having trouble with how full it is. It’s packed full of strawberries. After making strawberry jam and more strawberry jam, I froze the berries to use in smoothies, an everyday occurrence in this household. I’m afraid we will run out by fall though. I think one can’t ever have enough strawberries.
It’s glorious, really. To have this much food. It’s fortunate. It’s a blessing. It’s an abundance of goodness.
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Have you ever heard of a place called “Traditional Foods”? It is a hole-in-the-wall warehouse type place that sells food directly from local farmers. They have fantastic pork and chicken along with many other farmers market type of things. They have a tiny bit of fresh vegetables/fruits once in a while. I usually make a weekly trip for meats. Here is a link to their website:
http://web.me.com/willwinter/traditionalfoodsmn.mac.com/Welcome.html
Comment by Terry July 30, 2009 @ 9:24 amAh, that all sounds so good and fresh!
Comment by Solome August 2, 2009 @ 1:20 pmAnd here I am, just finishing this 45%-daily-sodium frozen meal for lunch with a stomachache coming on. Yuck. Hope to talk to you sometime soon!