Showing posts with label Fruit. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Fruit. Show all posts

Friday, May 8, 2020

Growing!

I love Spring! I love the flowers, the promise of new life, little bitty plants in the garden--all of it! Here are some pictures from our spring this year.

Heading out to the garden!
Pointing out the watermelon seedlings :D
I promise he's not trying to look grown up! He's just proud of our green blueberries
Grandma Laura's roses are really something!
This gorgeous rose bush was cut down several times in the name of the hedge, but just kept coming back! This year is its most beautiful yet. We're going to find a way to keep it from getting chopped this year.
This bush has gotten so big! 
Cucumber
Zinnias--to attract pollinators! (don't worry, I'm going to thin them)
Carrots! (also going to be thinned)
Levi's trying to point out a developing pear.
We're finally going to get pears this year! (I planted the tree at least 4 years ago)
Can you smell this picture?!
Look closely for the photobomber.
Just precious.
He looks so worried!
Levi cleared out this area with just loppers and brute force!
Before, the area was impenetrable and you couldn't see the fence back there.


The thorns on these trees are vicious. It's called Callery pear and it's an invasive species.
These trees made up bulk of what Levi cleared out, along with a fair amount of privet.




This is similar to what the other area looked like before it was cleared out.


He likes to nibble on the clover

 I have to say, my garden is coming along nicely, but I love my crop of boys even better!


Friday, February 20, 2015

Apple pie fruit salad

I wanted to make a fruit salad, but all the fruit I had on hand was some fresh apples, a can of pineapples, and some raisins. After looking online for some ideas, this is what I came up with:

1 can chopped pineapple, with about half of the juice reserved
1 large Fuji apple (or a similar cultivar), chopped
1 small to medium Granny Smith apple, chopped
1.5 oz raisins
1 T sugar
1/4 t cinnamon
1/8 t nutmeg

Combine all ingredients in a 2.5-qt bowl and serve.

EDIT: I made this recipe again, with a few tweaks. I omitted the sugar, used 2 Fuji apples and no Granny Smith, and doubled the cinnamon and nutmeg. It was delicious!