Eat More Pie!

Eat more pie - So I think this will be my motto this summer.  I love pie and its the best when you worked hard to pick the fruit you put in it.  MMMM...I think think that just makes it taste better at least to me. I may make it a goal to make a pie out of the fruit we encounter this summer that is in season.  Hopefully mostly the one we pick!

Every June since we have lived in Portland Michael and I have gone strawberry picking at a farm called Sauvie Island Farms, right there on Sauvie Island.  Its about 30 minutes from our house.  The island is mostly farm country and so its great to get out of the city and get on your knees and pick some strawberries.

We brought along our help. 

She is a strong girl!

 This year Maia really helped and picked a fair portion of the berries and by the end she was picking the perfect ones.  Go Maia! 

16 lbs and delicious!

Paxton on the other hand well....

We turned our backs and the next thing we knew he decided to try the dirt.  Ooops!


This was at the end of our picking.  I always enjoy the scenery here at this farm and also love seeing those two kiddos and their dad after a hard hour or two of work.  We had fun and ate lots of strawberries in between!

And here is the pie!.  We got the rhubard from the Farmers Market since my rhubarb was kinda small. I kinda used a few recipes and then also improvised and wallah!  It was pretty amazing!  It was a strawberry rhubarb crumble pie.  Pretty tasty!  A great way to welcome the summer!

 Happy Summer!