Millions of Peaches

"Peaches"  by:  Presidents of the USA
Movin' to the country gonna eat a lot of peaches 
I'm movin' to the country I'm gonna eat me a lot of peaches 
I'm movin' to the country I'm gonna eat a lot of peaches 
Movin' to the country I'm gonna eat a lot of peaches 
Peaches come from a can they were put there by a man 
In a factory downtown 
If I had my little way I'd eat peaches everyday 
Sun soakin bulges in the shade...

Millions of peaches peaches for me 
Millions of peaches peaches for free 
Millions of peaches peaches for me 
Millions of peaches peaches for free 


Yep, this is the song running rampant through my brain right now. Actually it's been running on a continual loop for the last couple of weeks!


My dad has 3 VERY prolific peach trees. About 2 weeks ago, we canned 28 quarts of New Haven peaches; he gave me over 100 white peaches last week; and the Albertas will be ready next week. I've got peaches coming out my ears!


Thing 1, Thing 2 and I have eaten a bunch. I made peach cobbler a couple nights ago. Then, after canning 7 quarts of beans with my sister-in-law last night, we cut up a bunch of the white peaches and made peach crisps for each of our families.


As the white peaches don't can well (they become mooshy) will be peeling and dicing and slicing and freezing the rest for future pies, cobblers, crisps, and smoothies! 

Getting Back in the Swing of Things

I am sooooo schedule reliant! Having no calendar of activities during the summer throws me for such a big loop! Now that school is back in session, I'm feeling more centered.

I've been focusing on kicking-it-up-a-notch on the school lunch situation. I LOVE the bento box lunch trend. It has become a new addiction for me. Sadly my other "addictions" of scrapbooking and knitting have been put in the back of the closet for a later date. I am cruising all the cookbooks and bento/lunch box blogs I can get my hands (or eyes) on! My newest favorite blogs are:

Easy Lunchboxes

Kelly Lester, mom & CEO of Easy Lunchboxes has created some fabulous bento-y lunch boxes for the states. Check her out on Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube for some great recipes and ideas.

Family Fresh Cooking

Marla has oh, so many recipes and ideas to delight the lunchbox packing senses! And her food photography is amazing! Plus, you can sign a pledge to pack healthy lunches for 30 days...can you do it?

BentOnBetterLunches

This mom of 5 has some great ideas for your little ones needing portable lunches.

Am hoping to get the hang of the food photography part of the lunchbox packing. Will have to get my friend Erika (www.calliesportraits.com) to give me a few tips. I'm thinking that my biggest issue is my lighting in my house.

Ok, I've been ignoring my family long enough on this Saturday! Off to do some laundry and poke my kids as I go by...

New Year, New Me!

So many things have happened over the past few months, I can't believe it's already the end of February 2011! There were quite a few days when I didn't think I'd make it out of my winter funk, but (supposedly) spring is on its way!

Have a perfect new walking route just out my front door! My puppykins would LOVE to go for a trot. Although, the snow and single digit temperatures that are forecasted for this coming week, may hinder my outdoor adventures for a bit.

Working on my meal planning (check out my website: pinkladiesmealplanning.com) and have a few cookbooks on the way to my front door...

Jamie's Food Revolution: Rediscover How to Cook Simple, Delicious, Affordable Meals, by Jamie Oliver

I had checked this cookbook out from the library and fell in love with all the simple and delicious recipes! The only thing I don't like about the book is that his recipe directions are in paragraph form. But I can (and will!) easily get over that!

No Whine with Dinner, by Liz Weiss & Janice Newell Bissex

I did a test run of one of the recipes for these lovely ladies and had my professional photographer friend Erika (check out her website calliesportraits.com) take pictures while I made the recipe with her daughters. There is a photo of her oldest on the inside cover! As I haven't received the book yet, I don't know what else from our photo/cooking session (if any) is printed in the book. But will post another bloglet when I do receive it!

Well, that's all for now, as I need to go work on my resume. Bleck. Ta-ta for now!