Monthly Archives: July 2009

U-Pick

Posted on July 31, 2009 by stacy

This week, I went to a u-pick farm for the first time. I guess I have been to a u-pick farm before. I remember going strawberry picking once in Carnation, WA with my elementary school friend, Shannon, and her family … Continue reading →

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Zucchini: How I love thee! Let me count the ways.

Posted on July 25, 2009 by stacy

Do you remember that part in Forrest Gump when the character, Bubba, lists off all the different ways to cook shrimp? Over three or four scenes, he rattles off, “There’s shrimp gumbo, shrimp creole, coconut shrimp, shrimp stew, shrimp salad…” … Continue reading →

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Oh, the joys of summer!

Posted on July 17, 2009 by stacy

We ate the first three ripe tomatoes the other night with fresh basil from my garden and balsamic vinegar. They were still warm from the sun, I kid you not. It’s amazing how home-grown tomatoes just seem to melt in … Continue reading →

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City Chicken Chronicles: Part 1

Posted on July 12, 2009 by stacy

A few weeks ago, something clicked in my gardening-obsessed brain and I started to get chicken-fever. I don’t really know what started it all. It could have been the conversation I had in June with some parents at school that … Continue reading →