Blueberries & Russian Olives

I haven't posted for a few days, we have been busy in our secret blueberry patch. The season is coming to an end, there are many many berries left out there, but they are getting too soft and squishy to pick. My sister was here yesterday, and we went out and picked 52 litres of berries. Picking is the easy part, I am not really fond of the cleaning part. Hurts my neck and shoulders.

Our freezers are getting full, I have made four batches of various blueberry jams, and my dehydrator has been working overtime. I like to use dried blueberries instead of raisins.

I have also been cutting denim, getting ready to start weaving again, it has been a while. I have almost enough denim cut up, I am hoping to weave a large rug. We will see once I start warping the loom if it will be possible. It will be my first denim rug on this loom.

I have also been making a little bit of jewelry. Still playing with copper. I made this pair of earrings with some of Gillianbeads, beautiful lampwork beads.  Very pretty with the copper leverbacks. I am also still liking the look of the copper jewelry on this copper box, photography backdrop.

"Russian Olives"

Grilled Chicken on Greens With Blueberries....

Wild Blueberries

Another summer favourite, yummy salad with grilled chicken and the fruit of this season ..... blueberries. 

2 tsp. lemon juice

2 tsp. olive oil

2 tsp. dijon mustard

2 cloves garlic, minced

2 boneless skinless chicken breasts

2 cups torn salad greens

2 tbsp. pine nuts

1/2 cup fresh blueberries

Dressing:

4 tsp. olive oil

4 tsp. red wine vinegar

1 tsp. dijon mustard

1/2 tsp. salt

2 pinches  of pepper

Whisk together lemon juice, oil, mustard and garlic. Brush over chicken, and let stand for at least 15 minutes. Grill chicken until cooked through.

Dressing:

In a bowl, whisk together oil, vinegar, mustard, salt and pepper.

Add to sliced chicken and salad greens in a large bowl. Divide between two plates. Sprinkle with the nuts and berries.

Wild Bluberries

This morning, mom and I went picking blueberries, while Mark went running. It was much too hot for picking berries. The berries them selves are just starting to ripen, there are still a lot of green berries. 

We picked about 16 litres while Mark was gone. It is not easy picking, as you have to pick around the green berries. It will be much better next week, there is a great crop this year, all that rain we had...