Fall Bounty

I have a confession to make. I can't say no. Not when I am being offered someone's excess bounty from their gardens. "I would love the apples you don't want," I recently told our neighbor. She gave me three grocery bags full. Another neighbor brought two bags full. My daughter picked up several containers full from freecycle. And now my sister brought me several buckets of apples from Calgary. So I made juice, apple sauce, apple butter, and froze some for pie and other apple desserts.

Another neighbor with a large garden brought us a bag of tomatoes and a bag of cukes. Our daughter shared her garden generously with us.


Every Sunday in church there seems to be a box of freebees: spagghetti squash, pumpkins, peppers, etc. All of the items pictured here were given to me, either at church or from neighbors. Nothing beats local produce. And it seems you end up trying things you wouldn't otherwise try. I didn't know that there were yellow-fleshed watermelon until I cut up one from my friend, Emily. It was a slightly different texture, but the taste was wonderful. We all loved it.



I guess you could say my pantry isn't full yet. But there are only two of us, so it really is full enough for this winter.

Thanksgiving has already arrived at this household!