Saturday night we had Clara, Jake and Chloe over (okay we really had their parents over to play Beatles Rock Band and the kids sort of had to come along too). They partied, we partied. The kids ran around with a trash can on their heads, and Addie was found at one point with my razor trying to shave her legs in the shower. Dear Lord!
The next morning the entire party re-grouped at Tanaka Farm in Irvine for a cook-out tour and some strawberry picking. The farm is all organic and we were encouraged to snack on the fresh veggies right out of the ground. I can tell you that pulling up root vegetables is very therapeutic. We munched on bok choy and picked a stalk or two of everything and then they cooked it up for us in tinfoil packets. While everything was delicious raw, I was glad I brought a piece of leftover pizza along for Addie who liked eating broccoli flowers but wasn't so into half cooked beets (me either). After, they let us loose in the strawberry fields where we all stuffed our pie holes and filled our baskets. There is nothing like a freshly picked, sun warmed strawberry.
Jake, Addie, Clara and Chloe
Edible Chinese broccoli flowers
Fresh picked celery leaves
That's some big beet
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Wednesday, April 28, 2010
Strawberry Pickin'
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This reminds me (rather vaguely) of our blueberry picking days... makes me happy learning where our food comes from is still a vital part of growing up! Fun family outting!
You guys do such neat stuff! True about beets - they take a lot longer to cook. I oven-roasted winter veggies (sweet potato, brussels sprouts and red onion) and added beets - which had to be nuked after they came out 45 minutes later. Fun to learn about how our food grows, and also that it involves work to grow and pull up and cook. Enjoying the results is even more delicious!
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