If you don’t know how to freeze blueberries don’t worry! It is so easy!  Most blueberries, at least in Texas, do not have natural pests so they are usually grown without pesticides. That is how the place we pick them does it anyway. The easiest way to keep blueberries, strawberries, and other berries for long term storage is to flash freeze them.
To freeze them just put them straight into a ziploc type freezer bag and lay flat in the freezer. Don’t rinse them, or clean them other than pulling out any obvious stems or leaves.  They will keep for more …read more

Saturday we went to a pick your own blueberry farm in East Texas. Located in Edom, it is about 1 1/2 hours from us and we have been going since I was pregnant with Matthew.

Matt will be 17 on July 11. In other words we have been going a very long time.  Now, you can’t just go blueberry picking, there is a ceremony that must be carried out.
Blueberries for Sal must be read aloud the night before. You must get up while it is still dark and eat breakfast in the car on your way there…and at least one teenager …read more

 
I always have trouble naming salad creations.  I mean, you want people to know all the good stuff that is in it, right?  This was a delicious salad, with lots of my favorite flavors.  The sweetness of the berries, the spiciness of the herbs, the tangy lemon, and then the sweet bite of ginger was …in a word.  yum.

Sandra over at Diary of a SAHM is having a slow cooking thursday recipe exchange. I like these because you get alot of different recipes..Run on over there and check it out and leave your personal favorite! Here is my submission…
Red, white and blue cobbler
serves 6-8
1 c flour
1 c sugar
1 tsp baking powder
1/4 tsp salt
1/4 tsp cinnamon
1/4 tsp freshly ground nutmeg
2 eggs beaten
2 Tbs milk
2 tbs unsalted butter
2 c fresh blueberries
2 c fresh straxberries, cut in quarters
3/4 c water
1 tsp grated lemon peel
3/4 c sugar
vanilla …read more