Bosc Pears.
Just over a week ago I returned from Washington State, after a four day excursion that saw me climb around orchards; tour an apple packing plant; get a preserving lesson from a pro - in Whole Foods no less (my first time there!); dine out in some of Washington's finest organic restaurants; hang out with some of this country's finest (and funnest!) food writers; and wander around Pike Place Market in awe and fascination, wishing I could take it all home with me. And in a way I have. I'm still tasting that organic Gala, picked off the tree, so sweet and crisp. I can still smell the sweet apple pie preserves, bubbling away on the stove. I'm still wishing I could find flowers here, like I saw there, with baby cabbages in them and everything. And the coffee. My God the coffee. So delicious. I have so much to tell you, but be warned! The post is HEAVY on photos and text. Like, I hope you don't get bored. Please come along for the ride - it was a good one.
