I know what I ate this summer…
Blueberries!
When my friend, Becky, told us she’d found a great blueberry farm and asked if we’d like to join her on her second trip out, I was hesitant. I don’t really like blueberries. But then she rattled off a list of all the things she was going to use them for, and she got my attention. Plus, at $1.50/lb. who was I to argue?
So we packed up her adorable son and were soon on our way!
With homemade blueberry picking can, of course.
But before we left, we had to tour her new chicken coop since my husband hadn’t seen it yet. I could go on and on about the magnificence of the chicken coop, built by her husband and a neighbor, but I’ll control myself.
Please note the enclosed chicken runway on the left that allows them to feed - and fertilize - amongst their raspberry plants.
Seriously, her chicken coop is built better than parts of our house! In any case, we drove out to Snohomish to the blueberry farm and picked for a couple of hours, coming up with 14 lbs of blueberries for ourselves. These were not the blueberries I’d known in the past – big, mushy, and tasteless – these were small, tight, and delicious! They are perfect on a protein pancake, and I suppose I could throw them in my morning smoothie but that seems like such a waste.
When we got home, I just packed them up in multiple FoodSaver bags and put them in the freezer unwashed. When I take them out, I let them defrost, give my serving a quick rinse and add them to whatever I’m eating. I gave my aunt and uncle one bag, and my aunt made TWO blueberry pies with them (glad I wasn’t around for those). I can’t wait to get more next year!
