Dinner on Friday was baby lima beans with brown rice, kale (from farmers market), red bell pepper (from our garden), celery, thyme, rehydrated onion, and ham. As always, I cooked the lima beans and the rice separately, then sautéed the vegetables and ham, before combining. The ham was left by my stepson, who left yesterday for California, and it needed to be used; otherwise, I would not have made this meal on a warmer day. We have enough leftovers for the next four days.
I also went to our woods with my husband in the morning and picked more wild blackberries. This year, we have picked about 5 quarts, so it is a great blackberry season, and the rain forecast for tomorrow should lengthen it. I seeded all the blackberries and made two batches of four jars of blackberry jam. I have enough seeded blackberries for an additional batch, although I only have three half-pint jars left. I have another 2/3 cup seeded blackberry, so I will need to find a use for it, and to decide if I want to continue picking blackberries.
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