it’s been a great summer, and believe it or not, it’s coming to an end (so sad). school starts in 2 weeks and even though i am excited for my kids to start (j is starting kindergarten and p a 2′s program) i am a little sad. for the first time in a long time i have really enjoyed summer. my kids are at that age where they can really just go with the flow. everything is exciting to them and watching their faces when they experience new things just makes me smile. i have watched both of them really grow up this summer. my son has turned into a new person and my daughter, well, she’s not a baby anymore.
the past week e and i took them away. we went to visit my uncles. i have never seen my kids glow like that. the farms the beach, they took it all in and thrived. they loved every minute of it. of course me being me needed to do something with food so we went berry picking. it was the most wonderful little adventure. p was shoveling fresh off the bush raspberries in her mouth and j, well he couldn’t stop himself, all i heard out of his mouth was “mom, look at this blackberry, this is the coolest”. after berry picking jack asked to go into the little farmstand that they had, of course we went in. j wanted corn but he also found these wonderful yellow string beans.
i want to give a huge thanks to sharon and sheri for guest posting this week so i could enjoy some quality time with my family. sharon, who specializes in raw food and and yes, my farmer’s market guru posted a yummy miso glazed eggplant dish. sheri, who yeah, well, she blogs about everything i love (cool places to eat – special markets – garedening – and of course her yummy recipes), posted a wonderful recipe for a pasta dish with “barely cooked” tomatoes, basil and ricotta cheese. since reading her post last week we have have added fresh scoops of ricotta over everything. thanks so much!
i leave you with a little look into next week. i know it might be hard to think of picnics and bbq’s but labor day is coming and you know what that means, entertaining. we always bbq and throw family get together’s so i am working on some quick appetizers to get things started. think marinated olives and spreads. i just picked up this wonderful little cookbook and with in 5 minutes of reading it i fell in love with the simplicity and just the pure yumminess of all the recipes.
to all my friends on the east coast, stay safe this weekend. we are prepping from the storm today. i don’t know about you, but i plan to cook and bake all weekend. if you have any great recipes to share, please do so below.
be safe guys, try to have a good weekend!
(by the way, if your lights go out and you really need coffee, sheri shared a recipe from the new york times that works perfectly, and you don’t need a coffee maker!)
