Fresh Fruit Sherbet

I’m sharing this recipe because I took the time to write it out and have gotten multiple requests. But, again, I’ve only made this a few times (with blueberries, tayberries, and strawberries) and it’s not connected to my actual work (I should be writing right now) so I cannot put extra time and energy into ‘recipe support’. Just FYI.

My filmmaker friend Karen got me started making my own ice cream, etc, with her recommendation of The Perfect Scoop by David Lebovitz (which is fantastic and definitely worth buying) and her initial tweaks to make the sherbet, etc, dairy and conventional sugar-free.

Blueberry sherbet – churned and ready to freeze for a few hours.

I usually use a whole half of a lemon because I’m lazy.

So simple, but so, so tasty!!

From the garden: Strawberries, Blueberries & Raspberries

Not sure this could even be considered a small batch harvest… maybe a teeny, tiny harvest?

However tiny, this luscious handful of berries rocked last night’s ice cream dessert, so there are certainly no complains in the (big!!) taste department.

Strawberry-filled Oatmeal Fruit Bar

Last Saturday we went berry picking at Driediger Farms in Langley. We picked strawberries, which were really close to being at the end of their season, and raspberries, which are just at the beginning of their season. We also grabbed four pounds of blueberries; already picked… we must have come home with almost 15 pounds of berries for about $21. It was quite hot, I might have given myself heat stroke and a strangely shaped burn on my back, but the berries were delicious!

We made the trip extra worthwhile by stopping by A Bread Affair and picking up my favourite bread (The 100-Mile = organic, blueberries, hazelnuts – YUMMY). I never rave about anyone else’s baking so that is saying something!

I immediately made this with the strawberries: