Pancakes

We had a few people ask us how the pancakes were. Well let me tell you they were delicious! What a joy to wake up on Mother's Day and enjoy whole-wheat strawberry pancakes. There are days when finding local food is challenging but there are others when the experience is incredibly rewarding.

Right before we started our local food diet a series of unordinary weather patterns caused most of the Strawberries in Florida and California to ripen at the same time. The result was tons of strawberries being dumped on the market at the same time. Strawberry lovers every where rejoiced when they saw the super low prices.

We could not help but join in the strawberry buying frenzy. It was a week before the beginning of our commitment so we saw no harm. We bought strawberries at a local grocer with a California sticker on the box. They left much to be desired, the insides were mostly white, they were a little tart and they lacked sweetness.

That was a couple weeks before Lancaster's earliest strawberries made it to market. When we began our 100-mile diet sweet food became a rare experience. Lettuce, asparagus, kale, spinach, radishes, and the rare chicken took over our dinner table. So when Kristen saw the first strawberries of the season she was stoked. She was a child showing dad a wild flower bouquet when she brought them home to me. I was even more excited to find that these strawberries were absolutely amazing! They were sweet with a little strawberry zing. They were red all the way to their cores and bursting with juicy goodness.

The strawberries are one more example of how we think this 100-mile diet is creating a deep appreciation for food in our little family. Kristin is thoroughly enjoying cooking and baking. It seems to saturate her with a deep satisfaction. She bakes all the time and just ordered a twenty-five pound bag of whole wheat flour since the smaller bags run out so fast now. The baking is one way that we save money now.

Thanks for checking in. Tomorrow we'll talk about the Fair Trade label.