cherry season

cherry ginger coconut quinoa

July 19, 2012

I know this sounds totally guuh (because it is), but I cannot stand our dishwasher. The actual washer itself is just fine, it’s the baskets inside, both the upper and lower. I think they were designed by someone whose entire dish collection is shot glasses and teacup saucers. Our normal sized (not gargantuan) dinner plates [...]

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cherry sorbet champagne floats

July 16, 2012

One of the first things I made with our cherry haul was sorbet. Easy as (cherry?) pie. Cool, refreshing, amazing flavor. Blended just enough to achieve a creamy consistency, with small cherry pieces dotted throughout… Then we poured champagne over it, like a pretty pink ice cream float. Wow. I can tell you one thing, [...]

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dark chocolate cherry galette

July 12, 2012

This is the first installment of Spabettie’s Summer of Cherries – similar to Summer of George in no way at all. Yesterday my new cherry pitter was my friend all afternoon. My hands are all red. I ate too many cherries. I still have two huge bowls in my fridge. I made a batch of [...]

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cherry picking

July 10, 2012

We went cherry picking tonight… We didn’t have to go very far. This tree is in our own yard! We picked two huge bowls and came back inside. There are cherries for days still on the tree. What should I make first?   Bookmark on Delicious Digg this post Recommend on Facebook share via Reddit [...]

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