Homestead:Strawberries

The best thing about this time of year is our local strawberries!  And better than that is our homegrown strawberries!  Believe me when I saw there is no competition between commercially grown and locally grown!  

The flavor is amazing.  

I took these photos last evening of another days picking off our two raised beds that have strawberries!  We've had two days of this amount!

This photo I took on Monday after cutting up all our strawberries and making them into a dessert.  These sliced and sugared berries are on top of a yellow cake.  After the photo I put real whipped cream on top!  Delicious and my Mother's favorite that I make for her birthday every year!

Are you enjoying strawberries where you live?  I'm certain that some of you have been in berries season for several weeks already.  I know that Cheryl has shown us some strawberry deliciousness on her blog recently!

Are you a fan of strawberries?  I grew up not liking them, but after getting taste of local/homegrown berries I am a strawberry lover!

Summer Eating

We stopped by a local produce stand today and bought some sweet corn - both bi color and white.

I saw a tip online for cooking the corn in the oven with the husks on @ 350 degrees for 25 - 30 minutes.  

Chop the big end off...

Peel from the other end - the husks and the silk just come right off.

Easy peasy....

We paired it with grilled chicken...

Locally grown, amazingly delicious cantaloup, and peaches.

Lindsay and I peeled a half peck of peaches today and after eating some for dinner and setting some aside for munching tomorrow, I decided to can 4 quarts.

We can't wait to enjoy some of that peachy goodness in the middle of the Winter.

Do you do any canning?