This is an amazing time of year. Right now in oregon we have raspberries, blueberries, and cherries. This is the most productive time of year, which also means a lot of work.
Glad I kicked yesterday's malaise!
Today was a day worth a thousand. It went like this:
*get up
*make bread dough
*water garden
*get boys up
*breakfast
*pick loads of oregon fresh blueberries
*go to grandma's for lunch
*naptime for the boys
*knead the bread dough
*dream up recipes for the berries
*naptime complete (o's batteries must be slightly faulty as he seemed to not gain a full charge yet again today)
*make dinner falafel with fresh garden zucchini from grandma :)
*eat
*play (for the baby bungers, and daddy) clean up time for me
*bathtime (baby bungers)
*bedtime (baby bungers)
*make blueberry jam (bunches of it, as in 10 24 oz containers. yum)
*bake bread
*write this
day complete, me...I am wiped out.
end result:
10 24oz containers of blueberry freezer jam jubilation
7 loaves of wheat and grain goodness
what do you like to do with excess berries? berries are so good to eat, but it is so fun to save a little for later, as in when it is so cold outside and you have fresh tasting frozen yum waiting for you! Making freezer jam is really easy, easier than making a batch of chocolate chip cookies, everyone should try it at least once....all fears will melt away. bread, well...that is easy too...but more work.
2 comments:
most impressive! may I have a slice of fresh bread with blueberry jam please?? mmmmm. My favorite thing to do with blueberries is simply freeze as many as I can since my kids devour them frozen but not so much fresh. plus they're better for pancakes and muffins when their frozen, they hold up better I think.
way to go!
I am very, very impressed with your productive day! I also clearly need a much larger freezer if I am to catch you up in the home baking front as at the moment I can only wedge in a couple of half loaves :(
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