It's berry season around here...strawberries, raspberries, blueberries...Eliza took part in a class at the Wednesday market this morning called "Junior Chefs", and they took advantage of this berry bounty to make berry pancakes.
Anika and I tagged along, and wasted no time in buying a pint of berries from Ed and digging right in...
After reviewing the recipe, the kids and their facilitators walked around the market to purchase eggs, honey and berries from the vendors.
We tagged along, buying strawberries for Eliza's birthday cake...
Here is "the honey guy", passing out honey sticks and showing the girls the bees he'd brought along...
Ok, down to the cooking. This picture looks like one of those "how many junior chefs does it take to stir the dry ingredients?" jokes...apparently it takes 4, plus one teacher.
Cutting up strawberries for the sauce on top...
Checking out the first cakes...
We amused ourselves with a pawpaw popsicle from Integration Acres (this one is made with pomegranate and cherry - it was delicious!)...
Eliza on blueberry duty...
And finally, tasting the pancakes, topped with strawberry sauce. No decent pictures, but you'll have to believe me when I say they were GOOD!
This is one of the things I love about being here - there are a lot of people who care about the food they're eating, how it was grown, where it was grown. I did find myself thinking that, like Eliza, the participants in the class were most likely all kids who are already familiar with the market, help cook at home, and eat healthy well-balanced diets already. I would love to see this kind of a program reach further than our town, to kids for whom this would really be an eye-opener. Little by little...
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