Comments on: Strawberry (Fruit) Cobbler and Poem in My Pocket

By: Shirley

Shirley — Fri, 01 Oct 2010 01:30:06 +0000

Hi Carol–Thank you, dear! Hey, morning poetry sounds good to me. I hadn’t thought about that poem in a long time, but Kim’s inspiring poem reminded me. I’m so glad you appreciated it, dear.

Shirley

By: Carol, Simply...Gluten-free

Carol, Simply...Gluten-free — Thu, 30 Sep 2010 12:55:35 +0000

I love your poem!!! Saw the link from Kim’s site – this morning is my time for poetry I guess, what a lovely way to start the day. And SOOOOO true sister!

By: Shirley

Shirley — Sun, 03 May 2009 02:23:09 +0000

Jennifer–I’ve been to the Westmoreland Berry Farm, but it’s been many, many years. Also, it was actually in the fall for a ride to the pumpkin patch, so I guess that doesn’t count. (I do LOVE pumpkins though!) Isn’t it still a little early to pick berries locally? I was thinking June was the time, but since I don’t eat strawberries, what do I know, right? LOL I know lots of folks love the Berry Farm’s fresh berry sundaes. Do you guys enjoy those as well?

Shirley

By: Jennifer

Jennifer — Sun, 03 May 2009 01:57:02 +0000

Oh Shirley, sounds like you need to take a trip to Westmoreland Berry Farm and pick your own strawberries. They are so delicious!! We love going there as a family. They have a wonderful porch to sit on and some goats that have their own bridge over the road (sounds weird, but you have to see it to understand it).

By: Shirley

Shirley — Sat, 02 May 2009 23:00:27 +0000

Hey, V–That sounds like a winner combo! Vanilla yogurt sounds like such a healthy alternative, but still a very tasty one, to the usual toppings. Have you had this treat yet this year? It’s too early for local strawberries, right?

Shirley

By: V-Grrrl

V-Grrrl — Sat, 02 May 2009 19:55:20 +0000

I like my strawberries with angel food cake and a dollop of vanilla yogurt.

By: Shirley

Shirley — Sat, 02 May 2009 17:47:45 +0000

Hi, Anali–Thanks so much! Like I said, it was a lighthearted approach to sharing the gfe philosophy.

I know there’s a big club of you strawberry lovers out there—I am just trying to get past the “initiation.” I have that same flossing issue with poppy seeds.

Shirley

By: Anali

Anali — Sat, 02 May 2009 15:59:22 +0000

Love the poem Shirley!! Very well done. I do love strawberries though, in any form. The seeds only annoy me when I floss. : )

By: Shirley

Shirley — Sat, 02 May 2009 15:08:33 +0000

Linda–Ah ha, that makes sense, of course! We had friends who used to make a variety of drinks and ice creams with different berries (usually blackberries we’d all help pick on a walk to the nearby river beach to look for sharks’ teeth) and their goats’ milk. Oh, my, those were some good treats. There weren’t chunks of fruit, so I was okay with it. I do remember a few seeds providing some “extra crunch” (as they said), but the sacrifice was worth it.

Shirley

By: Shirley

Shirley — Sat, 02 May 2009 15:01:37 +0000

Alisa–LOL, but thanks so much! I’ve always been willing to make foods for others that I don’t eat myself and I always make them gluten free. (No gluten cooking in my kitchen.) For example, I’ve made great fried oysters for hubby using cornmeal. He said they were the best he’d ever eaten. Now strawberries I want to learn to eat … oysters, not so much. But, I always learn something from each experience that I can apply elsewhere. I’m thinking the gluten-free cornmeal mix will work great for gluten-free fried calamari–something I used to enjoy and have missed!

Shirley