I really love your peaches...

Abby and I traveled to eastern Washington the previous two weekends to go camping and visit family. On our way we stopped at roadside fruit stands and purchased six boxes of peaches and two boxes of nectarines. Do you know just how many peaches and nectarines that is? A LOT!!! To be fair, we did give one box of peaches to Abby's grandparents, and we gave one box of peaches and one box of nectarines to my parents. But still, that leaves four boxes of peaches and one box of nectarines for us. I know what you're thinking, "How can two people possibly go through so many peaches and nectarines?!" Let me tell you, it's not easy, but we manage.



We preserve a large number of the peaches by canning them. Look how beautiful they are in those jars.


Of course a lot of them get used in Abby's baked goods: blueberry/peach muffins; blueberry/peach pancakes; blueberry/peach pies; nectarine tart; peaches on crack (a name I gave to peaches baked with cake batter); peach/coconut desert; and so on and so forth. She's a baking machine. I'm pretty sure I've gained several pounds just trying to plow through everything she's baking. Anyone want to volunteer to help me eat all these baked goods? We also top our breakfast foods with peaches: yogurt and peaches; oatmeal and peaches; cereal and peaches. And, if I haven't had enough peaches over the course of my day, I'll eat a few all by themselves. : ) In case you can't tell, I/we love peaches.

Oh, and while we were buying, eating and canning all those peaches and nectarines, we also bought upwards of 100 ears of sweet corn to eat and freeze. It's been a busy two weeks of eating, freezing and canning. You're probably asking yourself why do we do it? That's simple; because there's nothing like fresh fruits and vegetables in the summer... and in the winter. Store bought frozen and canned goods just don't compare. Plus, it's a fun challenge to preserve and store food.