What’s Cooking in Gail’s Kitchen? Start Smart: Bowlful of Cherries! Aren’t they lovely? Ripe cherries are an ideal snack, by the handful. For some, it’s so simple to remove the pit with your teeth. I knew a guy once who could tie the cherry stem into a bow. (I think he did it to impress his wife.) Ripe cherries pair well with Goat cheese, Camembert cheese, or Bleu cheese garnished with a sprig of thyme, basil, or mint. Their ruby-red color is as appealing as their natural sweetness. The possibilities are endless. Add chocolate pieces for a dessert charcuterie board if you like a relaxed atmosphere at the end of a meal. Whatever you choose, get a pound of cherries before they’re gone. And don’t forget a nice bottle of Chardonnay.
BOWLFUL OF CHERRIES
1 pound ripe cherries, stems on
1/2 pound cheese of choice
Fresh herbs
Dark Chocolate candies
Instructions:
Fill a small bowl with sweet cherries. Set aside. Make available a plate of pitted cherries. To pit a cherry, place the fruit on a cutting board. Using a sharp paring knife, press down gently on one side of the stem. Firmly slice an incision from top to bottom until the cherry loosens the pit. Do not crush the cherry. Gently pull on either side to expose the pit. Remove it with your fingernail. One side will have the stem, the other will not. Provide colorful toothpicks for piercing.
I love cherries, have two trees in my garden, I don’t even need any cheese, just cherries will do nicely!
Joanna
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Ooh, I wish we were neighbors. 🍃🍒
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I wish too!
I have several apple trees, two pear trees, and a few plums trees
Joanna
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You live in a fruit market! 🍎🍐💜
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Cherries are in season and I’m picking (from the grocery store of course) 🍒 🌿
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Next. Best. Thing. 🍃🍒🍃🍒🍃
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Australia’s cherry capital is not too far from us.
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Road Trip! 🌿🍒
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Some years, I get cherries on my trees, some none. Last year, the trees blossomed and then we had a hard frost. No cherries. Luckily, the farm stand down the road had plenty!
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Good neighbors always share. 🌿🍒😜
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If I get some this year, I’ll save you some!
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You’re the best! 💕🍃🍒
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[…] Bowlful of Cherries […]
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Packed with Nutrients! 🍃🍒
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[…] Bowlful of Cherries […]
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Rich in antioxidants, too. 🌿🍒🌿
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I love cherries, and those look so good. 🙂
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Naturally sweet! 🌿🍒
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Yes they are. I can easily eat a big bowl full of cherries. 🙂
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I could eat tons of cherries.
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My favorites are Rainier Cherries. 💛🍃🍒
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The darker the better 😋
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I love cherries, haven’t had them in ages though!
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The season is short, so I always watch for them to appear. 👀🍃🍒
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This is one of those items we wait for all year to finally appear in our grocery stores. Anyway, the time is now out here in New Hampshire. We just eat them as snacks until we have had our fill for the year!
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Great minds think alike. By the time they disappear, we’ve had our fill! 🍃🍒
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Michigan cherries are the best – just have to wait until mid July… to enjoy them 🙂
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Perhaps we may see a post of these luscious beauties. 🍃🍒
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