My Master Gardener Classmate called yesterday saying she was going "Strawberry Picking" and did I want to come with. I usually say no. Yesterday I said yes.
We drove out to Fairwinds Farm and picked Sparkle Strawberries. Darker. Smaller. Very very tasty. I have three quarts washed and hulled in the freezer on two small baking sheets (plus parchment paper). I like them loose. My friend picked 8 quarts and she freezes them in containers and then just hacks a chunk off to eat with her yogurt or to add to a pie. The berries last her all year as she lives alone. Hacking off a chunk of frozen berries isn't something I would enjoy doing.
We also stopped at the grocery store (because we always do). I got three large baking potatoes and some sour cream. Dinner for three days. I had no dinner yesterday and I was feeling quite sad (it was warm in the house and I didn't want to start up the oven). I took my bowl of yogurt and Bran Buds (lunch) with me in the car to the Berry Farm.
My friend has a nutritionist working with her on her diet. So we had to look for specific things at the grocery......we discussed mushrooms and why they look dirty in the packages: we looked at spices: we read the ingredient lists on ALL the boxes of cereal. She was making some sort of pumpkin sweet potato Loaf with mushrooms and cilantro........I was sort of speechless. She's vegetarian.
I think I would have eaten baked Sweet Potatoes for supper and been happy. I had thought she was making the sweet potato patties she enjoyed years ago...but not on the "plan" so...... the more she talked about the Nutritionist ....the less likely I am to ever have one myself...oof... why don't vegetarians just eat the vegetables as vegetables???? Anyone have an answer?????
My Classmate and I have had many interesting road trips over the years. We get into trouble and then out and then usually have a good meal together. We've been friends since 2002.
The house next door had more siding on it when Patty and I drove past and we both let out a whoop of laughter. The house is now the exact same color it was when I moved here to my house in 1991. That is just so remarkable. BLUE. Knock you in the head Blue. And the new windows are definitely not wood. Window frames are WIDE and WHITE. It's a "look" for sure........?????
2 comments:
Why this vegetarian doesn't just eat plain vegetables - that would be boring.
My thought , Connie- was trying to make vegetables into something they aren't ........ I am mostly vegetarian.
I don't eat meat 75% of the time but- like the chicken salad-- I do occasionally. I have vegetable "burgers" in the freezer.
Vegetable "meatballs". In the freezer. Been there way longer than recommended. I never have wanted to eat them.
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