Entries Tagged as ‘fruit’

August 18, 2009

Fig, Brie, and Spinach Sandwiches

Do you ever feel fancy?  Patent leather Mary Janes when you’re three, tea parties in second grade, senior prom, dinner date in the big city…that kind of fancy.
Spinach is fancy because Popeye eats it, and he’s a cute sailor.  Brie is fancy because it’s creamy and rich.  Figs are fancy because they look like jewels [...]

July 3, 2009

Strawberries and Dumplings

So apparently, I might have a strawberry allergy.  This is a big maybe, but I recently broke out in an extremely itchy rash (I’ll spare you the details), and my dermatoligist asked me if I had been “overindulging” in strawberries.  I said “…Mayyybe…” instead of fully admitting to my fat-kid strawberry behavior.  I’ve bought/consumed about [...]

June 26, 2009

Blackberry Shortbread Bars

Some might say there’s nothing to do in my little town.  We have about 5,000 residents, and many of them are farmers (yep…real live cowboys).  Until a couple years ago, the tallest building in town – three whole stories – was the Templeton Feed and Grain.  (For all you urbanites, a feed and grain is [...]

June 21, 2009

Strawberry Rhubarb Scones

Before my Grandpa Z passed away, he would make strawberry rhubarb jam every summer.  Some of my fondest summer memories involve lots of jelly spread between two slices of soft white bread.  I still have a jar hidden in the cupboard…I haven’t opened it, because I don’t want to let go of that one piece [...]