Yumm-o!

Last year, we planted 10 rhubarb plants in our garden, and this year we were lucky enough to have 8 of them come back!  And, boy, oh boy, are they doing great!

Half of the plants (about two weeks ago)

After another decent rain and few sunny warm days, Doug decided it would be safe to "lightly" pick off the plants.  The kiddos enjoyed helping carry the stalks and even taste-tested for us...

 Once it was all washed and cut, I put enough for two pies in the freezer!  Good thing we picked "lightly"

Until next time...

Rhubarb and Reorganization

Yesterday, my wonderful hubby brought home some rhubarb that someone from work had given him. At first, I was very excited. We had finished the pie I made a few nights before, and I was itching to make another. After I got the rhubarb washed, I wasn't so excited! Take a look at how much he brought home...
I had plenty for a pie, made two bags up for the freezer (that should do two more pies), and then I gave a try at canning the rest. I ended up with 4 quarts of canned rhubarb. Not sure what I will do with it, but I'll figure something out! Needless to say, my hand was pretty cramped by the end of the day from holding a knife for so long.

In other news, Dallas loves to help in the kitchen. Just this evening, while I was emptying the dishwasher, he decided it was time to reorganize my cabinets.

Apparently, he needed to make room to sit inside!

Until next time...