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Borrego Springs, CA

Tuesday, August 17, 2010

Not your ordinary food post

There are a number of bloggers out there that seem to talk a lot about what they eat almost everyday.  I’m not one of them.  I think I may occasionally mention food, but only in passing.  Tonight, I’m going to totally talk about food, and the pleasant surprise I had this afternoon.
_MG_3834As I was heading back to the rig after going to Camping World to purchase one incredibly expensive folding ladder,  I happened upon the Saxton Fruit and Vegetable stand.  I hope you know that it seems like years since I’ve been able to find some home grown tomatoes.  I’ve just never been in the right place at the right time since I drove through the Yakima Valley of Washington in late August of 2006!
_MG_3831Oh boy!  What a find!
_MG_3830I chose two of the biggest ripest tomatoes to take home with me.  Yum!  Of course, I also got a couple of ears of fresh sweet corn, a peach, a sweet onion, and a cantaloupe that filled the car with it’s sweet aroma as I drove home.  Next time, I think I’ll also get some new potatoes.  This is Idaho, you know!  :)_MG_3835I thought this was an interesting way to display their 25 lb boxes of Red Haven Peaches.  In a former life, I would have been canning sliced peaches all day.  :)
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This area in the Snake River Valley of Idaho is known as the banana belt.  The peach, pear, plum, and nectarine orchards are abundant.  A lot of grapes are also grown in the valley, and I’ve seen quite a few signs for vineyards along the roadsides.  I wonder if they make some kind of wine with the peaches?  I’ll have to look into that.

Once I got back to the rig with my bounty, Emma and I went for a walk in the 90* temps.  It was a hot day for a black dog!  One of the rules in this park is that you cannot walk your dog in the huge grassy yard in back along the river.  You can walk along the tree lined border of the field, however.  On a day like today, that’s a good idea anyway because at least there’s a little shade under the trees.
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There are two kinds of plum trees that I found walking the border.  The purple one on the left is wild, and the one on the right is cultivated.  The plums on both trees are smaller than a ping pong ball.  Campers can pick as many plums as they like.  Emma and I tasted both kinds last evening on our walk, and I’m thinking they’re not quite ready yet.  Can you say puckered mouth?  :)

So now I’ve gotten a ‘totally food’ post out of the way.  Hope you enjoyed these culinary pictures.  Hmmm, a fresh tomato, some cantaloupe, and an ear of sweet corn sounds just about right for dinner tonight…

Thanks for stopping by….talk to you later,  Judy

17 comments:

  1. I think I have that same incredibly expensive folding ladder...but I think it's a great invention for RV'ers. I have to have a ladder to manipulate my awning. What do you use yours for? And I'm wondering if you miss those days when you would be canning ripe peaches? I wonder b/c I wonder if I'll miss them when I get to live your life? :) Deanna

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  2. What a find! All the peaches and red tomatoes made my mouth water just looking at them!

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  3. I like your post about food. Fruits and vegetables are two of my favorite things. We have one of those folding ladders, they are expensive, but we do everything with ours.

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  4. Nothing's better than home grown fruits and veggies! The presentation was alluring...they almost looked unreal! Yumalicious! K

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  5. Good idea making that stop at the fruit and veg stand.

    How about the tip on how to center my header pic?

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  6. nice fruity post!!..food is a good picture subject!!

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  7. I have to agree with everyone else! We have missed tomatoes especially ourselves by traveling in the summertime. Hubster used to have a big garden before retirement and I had to do that canning and freezing bizness.... don't miss that a bit!!!

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  8. Judy, I have fond memories of canning. Would I want to go back to those days and relive them? NOT! In my memories the pickles are crisper, the tomato sauce tastier, the jelly is the BEST. I can't top what I've already done ;-) I'll move on to new things to try. . . Can't wait until I'm out there on the road with you. Maybe paths will cross. LG

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  9. That fruit & veg stand is my kind of place.

    I remember when my mom would can for days and weeks on end, and I got the fun job of babysitting my younger siblings for days and weeks on end. I was glad I could freeze vegetables by the time it was my turn, although I think I did can a few tomatos.

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  10. But where was the picture of a ripened red tomato slice on a great big juicy hamburger surrounded by french fries & smothered in healthy gravy with a lettuce leaf sticking out the side & big old Spanish onion on top to boot??

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  11. Oh, that produce looks wonderful Judy--I have very small tomatoes in my garden and I doubt they will rippen before frost hits!

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  12. Just look at the beautiful colors all of that stuff was....a visual kaleidescope of hues!! We are getting some tomatoes, onions, peppers from out garden now...But you have to put on a bee keepers suit to fight off the mosquitoes!!!

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  13. We just love those kind of food stands, as well.

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  14. We enjoyed the produce stands in Missouri. Dave said the tomatoes he got were the best he has ever experienced. Don't ya love it!

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  15. You got my mouth watering with all of your pics!

    Did you get any Walla Walla onions?! They are the best sweet onions in the world. Stumbled on them one summer, just happened to be going through Washington at the right time! I think hardly any of them leave the state! LOL

    OMG, 97 degrees and school's starting already?!
    Stay cool with your 4-legged friend!
    Kathy

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  16. I am taking a day off today, but I do have canning jars on my list of things to take to a flea market or Goodwill. I think I'll go move them from the closet into the garage boxes after I'm done reading blogs. No more canning for this girl either.

    We get wonderful tomatoes here, but the price is double to triple what I saw on those signs. Still at $2.99 per pound yesterday and I thought they were a good deal!

    Food is a large part of our life. I'm not sure I will write about it on the road, but I'm always interested in reading what others are cooking.

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