Just Peachy!

Aug 13, 2013 | Arkansas, Green Living, Uncategorized

 
Last week we drove to Clarksville to pick a little bit of heaven 
(with a bonus visit with my wonderful Grandpa, aunt, and cousins!)
Some of our helpers.
 The peaches are fantastic this year, so worth the drive.
There are so many and they are so abundant and sweet!

Red Havens and White Nectar (or Winblo?) Peaches
 Of course all the kitchen counters covered with peaches means 
I had to get busy putting them away…
(Peaches turn quickly if you’re not careful!)
So I made peach pie,

 Two batches of peach jam…
First batch of Peach Spiced Jam
 Some canned peaches…
Canned Peaches

My mess
And also a beautiful fruit salad 
and several quart bags of frozen sliced peaches to use later!  
It wouldn’t be bad if I wasn’t allergic to fruit…
It’s really hard to not eat some!
Also,  Johnson County has a beautiful new outdoor recreational area
so we checked it out.  There water park is only $6 and nicer than anything we
have in the Central AR area.  The kids had a blast.  They are working on an indoor
pool that looks like it will rival anything here!  I’m a bit jealous! 

Brownies Anyone?

May 4, 2013 | Recipes, Sweets, Uncategorized

Come on down and get some goodies
TOMORROW from 9AM- 2PM!!
at the 
Argenta Farmer’s Market, 
Main Street- North Little Rock!
All proceeds go to NO KID HUNGRY 
to help fight childhood hunger in the U.S.!
Arkansas food bloggers raised $1000 last year and we hope to top that this year!
My momma has made her fantastically marvelous, special, nutty brownies 
for the occasion and I can tell you you won’t be disappointed!  

Can’t make it (maybe because you don’t live nearby?)
You can still help fight childhood hunger by 
donating on this secure site!
REMEMBER…
  • $35 can help a child care center begin
    providing free after-school snacks and supper to at-risk children
  • $65 can provide a grab-n-go cart to an
    elementary school making it possible to provide free nutritious
    breakfast for all their students as they enter their classrooms
  • $100 can help provide 25 children facing hunger with backpacks full
    of healthy food over the weekends and holidays when school meals are
    unavailable.