Tag Archives: fruit

Seasonings

Posted on November 21, 2015 by jyourist

First snow of the season, first meal of the season inside (salmon, rice, red cabbage and raisins) in front of IB’s Japanese window screens because it is too cold to eat on the back porch, first Satsuma mandarins of the season … Continue reading →

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An abundance of raspberries

Posted on June 30, 2015 by jyourist

The raspberries are ripening this week and with all the rain we have had so far this season, there is an abundance of them. For the past few days, each morning I have gone into the garden to gather the … Continue reading →

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Reveling in the ephemeral abundance of flowers

Posted on May 11, 2015 by jyourist

Our crab apple is flowering, more buds than we have ever had before. It literally looks like it is covered in snow. All grown from a volunteer seed that a volunteer bird ate inside a nearby crab apple and deposited in … Continue reading →

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“What does the fox say” in the orchards?

Posted on October 14, 2013 by jyourist

Today the entire 8th grade went apple picking, no not nose picking (though I am sure there was some of that too), but apple picking. And there were plenty of apples left on the fruit trees. The weather could not … Continue reading →

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Scuppernongs

Posted on September 30, 2013 by jyourist

I was surprised while shopping last weekend to find scuppernongs at Whole Foods. While reading To Kill A Mockingbird every spring at school, the students always ask what a scuppernong is. Harper Lee uses the term at least three times. I … Continue reading →

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Always call the orchard first

Posted on October 7, 2012 by jyourist

First rule: Always call the orchard first to see if there are any apples. Apparently last March there was a frost and the buds on the apple trees at Curtis Orchards were destroyed. There were a few apples but those … Continue reading →

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Ume! Ume! Ume!

Posted on April 18, 2012 by jyourist

Maybe six or seven years ago, we really got into eating plums. There was a wide variety of them available that year in farmer’s markets and at our local Whole Foods. We bought many kinds (all organic) and enjoyed comparing … Continue reading →

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Pomelo oasis

Posted on March 8, 2012 by jyourist

I love grapefruits, especially ruby reds. I love that composite sweet and sour taste. The flavor is complex, like a rich red wine. But it is also intense. I sometimes feel like I need to be “ready” to eat a … Continue reading →

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A thousand blessings and a thousand mercies

Posted on September 5, 2011 by jyourist

Today JB discovered a mystery fruit growing where the beans, cucumbers, and sunflowers are growing. Neither of us remember planting anything else there. We do have acorn squash growing everywhere throughout the yard, because we had a rotten (but organic) … Continue reading →

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“From Blossoms” by Li-Young Lee

Posted on August 17, 2011 by jyourist

From blossoms comes this brown paper bag of peaches we bought from the boy at the bend in the road where we turned toward signs painted Peaches. From laden boughs, from hands, from sweet fellowship in the bins, comes nectar at … Continue reading →

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