The Peaches of Wrath

My parents are in town this weekend, and they wanted to get some local fruit while they were here.  On their way up, they stopped at the Happy Berry Farm, and they brought me some very tasty strawberries and gigantic blackberries.  I like to keep frozen fruit handy for smoothies, so I was thrilled.  Now, our freezer is very well stocked.

This morning, we went to Fisher's Orchard, where Mom and I picked some peaches.  Afterwards, Mom and Dad went back to their hotel to rest, so I stayed at home and made a cobbler.  It's made from cherries, SC Sweet haven peaches, gigantic SC blackberries, Happy Cow butter and buttermilk, and some local honey I picked up at the Farmer's Market.  (I love that place.  I only had $10 on me, and the jar of honey I wanted was $11, so the sweet old gent running the stand told me to just bring it to him next week).

I haven't gotten to try it yet, but it smells pretty darned good.  I found the recipe here.

Herb Garden

Last year, we had an herb garden, but we didn't use it very much.  So, I'm making an effort to get more mileage from the herbs this year.

Yesterday, I decided to bake some bread.  See, I've been having some trouble with my knees lately, and I've had to cut back on my running a little.  This is very frustrating, since I am training for a half marathon in October.  I still have plenty of time, but I'm being forced to take it a little slower than I wanted to.  It's really been stressing me out, so I decided I needed a little lesson in patience... and nothing teaches patience like baking bread.

I found the recipe here: The Barefoot Kitchen Witch.

The bread includes rosemary and parsley from our garden.  The picture isn't great, but the bread was.