man liveth not by bread alone...

Yes - but a case could be made for strawberry bread. I think I could liveth on that.

I made a trip to the strawberry farm on Saturday morning. That's 3 weeks in a row. The season must be nearly over. I had to work to get my flat of berries. I had gotten weary of strawberries and whipped cream so I gave strawberry bread a shot. I made 3 mini loaves this afternoon. 2 are destined for the freezer but I don't think it will be long before loaf #2 is called upon to thaw out. They are mighty tasty. The good news is that I still have a ton of strawberries left. The loaves in the freezer may be getting some company tomorrow night. giggle

b side to penny lane...

OK... I realize that this post is a little redundant. I'm just really enjoying strawberry picking season. I was supposed to be off today. What started out as a plan for working a couple of hours ended up being nearly a whole day. I left at 3:00pm, went to my little barber by Fort Campbell and then drove south to the strawberry farm. The are still tons of berries and it didn't long to get my $9 worth. My plan was to make some strawberry tea bread and strawberry muffins. Picking is such a relaxing activity, I may try making strawberry preserves. I've never done that. I'll make any excuse to go back out there for some fun in the sun.

strawberry fields forever...

Mary came for a visit last weekend. My new project is to sample some of the local produce. I got the idea when I first moved here and was searching for a house. I was driving around in the country and I passed a strawberry farm that was closed for the season. The Nashville public radio station advertises "Pick Tennessee" with web sites of local pick your own farms. I'm going to explore this part of Tennessee during the summer and find some farms that sell their local produce. We started this weekend with strawberries. We went to a farm south of Clarksville that was different from the one that I saw in January. It was a huge field and as you can see, the berries were ripe for the picking (sorry). We got about 4 quarts of strawberries for $8. I haven't been too creative with them - just some fresh whipped cream topping. I'm going back in 2 weeks and I already have my sights on strawberry muffins.