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.
As 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!
Oh boy!  What a find!
I 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!  :)I 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.  :)
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.
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