Well, not cream. Half and half.
Dave went to Costco again the other day. He brought home these.
For those of you following along, I am not allowed to complain if he is doing the shopping. However, please note that if Dave were to take notice of his surroundings, he might have seen this in the garden:
Of course, to be fair, it surprised me, too. The mosquitos are HORRENDOUS and you simply can’t go out there for more than a quick jog-through to the compost or doing a lively dance while scrambling to grab some cilantro and running while swatting your hands all around. (You can picture it, right?) You can, of course, douse yourself with bug spray, which I do when I am going out there for any length of time — which I did yesterday to clear the melon/squash/pumpkin patch of weeds:
Before
During
After
An amazing transformation, wouldn’t you say? (Off topic, I know…)
So anyway, I guess we have to give Dave a pass for buying the strawberries. That uses up his pass for the week, just so you know. Obviously I am eating the garden strawberries. Any ideas for the store-bought strawberries? And please don’t say jelly!
…maybe a granita for our Meatless Monday walleye meal tonight? Or, I know! A blind taste test! I’ll do it tonight and append this post tomorrow. Stay tuned!
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Wow! You have just totally destroyed my confidence with my lone little strawberry plant. I was super excited to see my 2 strawberries on my plant with the one little flower. What miracle are you doing up there? Send some down my way or just give me the extra strawberries ;o) Me and Dave are on the same wave length and just bought a big container at Sams club. I felt like I was cheating on my strawberry plant but I’m dying for some fresh strawberries and my berries (2) are about the size of my thumb nail. Am I doing something wrong, oh wise one??? (bowing down to you)
From Arthritis Today website: Pan-Seared Salmon with Strawberry Salsa
In strawberry season, use this sweet strawberry pico de gallo–style salsa recipe on top of pan-seared salmon for a nutritious, satisfying meal
Serves 4
Prep time: 25 minutes
1 8 oz. container strawberries, tops removed, chopped
2 scallions (green and white parts), thinly sliced
2 Tbs. chopped fresh cilantro
Juice of 1 lime
1 small jalapeno pepper, seeded and finely chopped (optional)
Salt and freshly ground pepper
4 small salmon filets (with or without skin, about 1 1/3 pounds total)
2 tsp. olive oil
Salsa recipe: Stir strawberries, scallions, cilantro, lime juice and jalapeno (if using) together in a small mixing bowl, and season to taste with salt and pepper. Set aside.
Pan-seared salmon: Heat a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Pat salmon dry with paper towels, then rub fish on both sides with oil and season with salt and pepper. When the pan is hot, add salmon, skin-side-up if applicable. Cook for 3 to 4 minutes, or until salmon is nicely browned. Gently flip the fish over and cook another 3 to 5 minutes, depending on thickness of filets, until cooked through. As a general rule, fish takes about 10 minutes to cook (total) per inch of thickness.
Transfer fish to a serving plate, and top with salsa. Serve immediately.
Two things:
1) have you tried it yet? and,
2) what the heck were you dong on Arthritis Today website?
Well it’s just ONE, Nat, what do you expect? I have about 20! You can probably spend lots of one-on-one time with your little guy, while I have to hire slugs to keep mine company. Sooo. Many… SLUGS!
I know that this is a terribly late comment but I have this strawberry cake recipe that I always use the ‘extra’ strawberries for… it’s on my blog… I can’t re-write it again so you have to go find it by searching for ‘strawberry cake’ http://www.nonchalantmom.blogspot.com – it’s super good!
love the garden transformation… it’s inspiring! (I don’t even have my seeds in yet… is it too late!!!!???
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