At Old Hood Farm in Emerson: New Jersey sugar plums and raspberries. Both are like nature's candy.
Blueberries. Love seasonal berries over granola and either almond milk or soy yogurt as a simple summer breakfast.
Jersey beans. My mom sautés these in Earth Balance (or use olive oil), garlic and parsley. Mine never come out as good as hers. I think even peanut butter and jelly tastes better when your mom makes it.
At Abram Demaree Homestead on Old Hook Road in Closter, some new items were offered from last week's visit.
Bruschetta, the perfect recipe to make with summer tomatoes and basil. I topped it on a crusty bread I picked up at nearby Old Hook Farm. Served with their chopped salad (assorted greens with diced celery) and you've got a light summer meal.
Charbroiled zucchini, topped with marinara sauce and mozzarella cheese. Veganize at home: just leave off the cheese.
Salsa bites: tomato, garlic, onion and chipotle in a pastry crust.
I eat a little something sweet every day. No apologies. Burnt sugar cookies.
Home grown flowers.
Wishing you were here...
I left thinking of 10,000 Maniacs delightful ode to the infectious pleasures of summer, "Stockton Gala Days," and its declaration:
"That summer fields grow high.
We had wildflower fever.
We had to lay down where they grow."
Catch wildflower fever, and delight in all the season's bounty.
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