Bountiful Baskets

Some of you know that I belong to a fruit and vegetable co-op. Bountiful Baskets. I love this thing. Pay your $15 and head to the park (way too early on a Saturday morning) and you leave with a laundry basket full of fresh fruits and veggies. Most of which is what you would have bought at the grocery store anyway... and then there are always those few items that you wouldn't have bought- but you have now... so you better figure out what to do with them. I got introduced to this whole idea by a girlfriend a few months ago- I was a regular for awhile- and then the holidays hit and I just didn't have the energy AND our schedules were too messed up. But, this week, I decided to get back on the wagon and sign up again. Our basket had the following treasures this week: broccoli, red peppers, tomatoes, spinach, green leaf lettuce, English cucumbers, apples, plums, oranges, blueberries and bananas.
It also just so happened that they had some extra specials this week- pink lady apples and sourdough bread. YUMMY! A couple of my favorite foods! So, I now have 40 lbs of apples and 5 loaves of sourdough bread at my house.... 20 lbs of the apples will go to my mom, as well as 2 of the loaves of bread, but still....
The best part about the whole thing is watching my kids get so excited over fruits and vegetables... Julia was over the moon with the apples- and I had to convince her that more than 3 apples in a day *will* really make your tummy hurt- I PROMISE! And, Colin can't wait to have blueberry pancakes tomorrow morning...
Anyway, I think I better get off the computer and get busy making something with all of this stuff! The good news is that folks in lots of places will benefit this week by enjoying homemade apple pie! Happy Saturday everyone!