Last weekend we were gifted with an abundance of free food
by my former pastor and his wife. It was
incredible! There was so much, beginning
with a crate of raspberries. Unfortunately they were beginning to go bad, which
meant I picked thru them to get the good ones out before they were all
tainted. I can’t begin to tell you how
much I LOVE fresh raspberries so believe me, I got as many as I could! There weren’t enough to make jam so I froze
them for smoothies or muffins. After
eating my fill, of course.
There was also a crate of bananas. I gave several bunches away, then made banana
pudding, and sliced and froze so many trays of them I lost count. We’ve been eating them constantly (hubby
loves banana sandwiches), and now that they’re beginning to be overripe, I hope
to make banana bread tonight. I also
want to take some of the frozen slices and dip them in chocolate, then re-freeze,
for popsicles for Drake.
And then there was the corn.
Oh my goodness, I have no idea how many ears of corn we were given! I gave several of those away too. I shucked and silked the rest, cut the corn
off the cob, and cooked it in 2 LARGE batches, which were then broken down and
frozen into 8-9 generous meal-sized servings, with one batch going into the
fridge to eat immediately.
Two cucumbers were included in the bag with the corn, so I
turned them into a simple tzatziki by dicing finely and adding to some homemade
yogurt along with salt, pepper, lemon juice and garlic. There were also a bundle of green onions in there,
which I have so far not even touched.
In addition to all that, my lovely neighbors heard I’ve been
sick with an eye infection. They decided
to make dinner for the family one night, and was it ever delicious. Blackeyed peas, cornbread, sweet potato
fries, corn, and a cake. I always enjoy
their down-home cooking! I blended some of
the blackeyed peas for Zane, he loved them!
The boy has good taste.
