THE U-Pick GARDEN will be closing August 20th. This will be the last year the garden will be open to the public. Next year I'll be operating as a CSA, supplying about 20 regular customers with weekly boxes. Thank you for your support over the last 8 years, but it's time to try something new.

To get a copy of my book, "How To Grow Vegetables In Sitka, Alaska" just give me a call....The books are $20 plus tax. If you live out of town and want me to mail you a copy, you can mail a check for $25.60 to:

Lori Adams
P O Box 6021
Sitka, Alaska
99835


Down To Earth U-Pick Garden is located at 2103 Sawmill Creek Road in Sitka, Alaska. It is open usually from mid-June through late August. Hours are Monday-Saturday 12:00 to 6:30. On Farmer's Market Saturdays I am not open until 2:00. Children are welcome but may not run through the garden or chase the ducks. If you have any questions you can contact me, Lori Adams, at 907-747-6108 or 907-738-2241. My email address is downtoearthupick@gmail.com

Thursday, November 22, 2012

Stuffed

Well, the wind blew but the electricity stayed on and our Thanksgiving Day was filled with food, fellowship and fun....it was a good day.  Here are a few shots from my kitchen this morning...

Every good cook knows that every great dish begins with butter...right?


Just ask the Pioneer Woman, she knows it's true.  The butter was for the stuffing.


Here's a Thanksgiving Day joke for you:  How can you tell if it's stuffing, dressing or filling?  Well, the first helping is dressing, the second helping is filling and the third helping is stuffing!  Very true!

Yams, purple potatoes, Yukon Gold potatoes and onions with lots of black pepper, roasted in the oven...


Bog cranberry sauce and Lingonberry sauce for a taste test.....


They taste very, very similar but  I would describe the lingonberries as having a "high/sharp/clear" flavor with a bright color and the bog cranberries as having a slightly "mellow/low" flavor with a deep color.  They taste  so similar that I see no reason to keep them separated in the future. 

2 cups berries...


Just as much sugar as berries...


A 1/4 cup water...



 Bring to a boil and boil for 10-15 minutes....


Absolutely beautiful!


It sets up as it sits...


It was worth every hour I spent on my knees in the muskeg....


And blackberry cobbler made from the blackberries picked in Oregon this summer...


For each new morning with its light,
For rest and shelter of the night,
For health and food,
For love and friends,
For everything thy goodness sends.

-Ralph Waldo Emerson
 
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