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I bought some cherries end of last week at $2.99/lb and they were small-ish and not that tasty. Rainier cherries at $1.99/lb have never been seen here in NJ, I'd be all over that! I'll buy cherries at different markets and when I get a good batch, go back and buy more. There seems to be a 2-week stretch that they are at the best flavor (for what we get in the store). And I will admit to being a cherry picker, I do select them individually to avoid under-ripe or mushy ones.

Growing up on Long Island, NY, our next door neighbors had raspberry, blackberry, and blueberry growing in their back yard. The kids were given plastic buckets in the morning to pick all of the ripe berries. I developed my love of raspberries from that time, when they were free and plentiful. The summer “cane berries” are a sweet reminder of that time for me and I will enjoy seeing what everyone makes.

Prime Day is 7/18, confirmed with an employee.

They are preparing for the Prime thing and delivery from the WF near my office. Someone in my office who is a regular shopper there said she had noticed things going out of stock more. She has a picky child who eats certain things so she noticed it and asked an employee, who essentially said it was a common thing since the Amazon acquisition. Since I generally shop in the produce area, dairy, and prepared foods, I personally have only seen certain yogurts going out of stock when they are on sale.

late morning snack at work, cut up apricot and nectarine (underneath). I love summer fruit.

There are 3 Sonics within 12 miles of my office, but kind of out of the way from my normal commute. Pickle slushie may only be palatable if tequila is added.

Pan seared tuna steak coated liberally with cracked black pepper and a little aleppo pepper, lemon quinoa/brown rice pilaf from a box mix, salad with lettuce from my co-worker’s garden. Took some extra time cleaning those greens, found some protein hanging out in the leaves!

Interestingly, I received a $15 check in the mail yesterday from Conair (parent company) as they had a class action settlement due to the delay in getting the replacement blades out. Wasn't expecting that!

I got a big bag of assorted lettuces from my co-worker today. I'd almost rather have zucchini, there's only so much salad I want to eat.

Update, it is delicious but freezes hard as a rock. If I make it again I may try adding a little vodka to see if that helps with the situation.

Vegan chocolate avocado ice cream. Coconut milk, avocado, vanilla, cocoa, maple syrup. Currently freezing, after an hour it is the texture of loose chocolate pudding. No taste of avocado, just a great creamy texture. Looking forward to scooping it tomorrow.

@blue_dolphin, when I find fat scallions at the store I throw them on the grill and they are delicious, too. Worth making extras to throw into salsa, grilled ratatouille, etc.

@rotuts, I remembered to take photos today, the golden tilefish was really beautiful

Bundt cake is a memory from my childhood. I remember one my Mom made with an orange glaze that I liked, and of course the ones with the tunnel of pudding in the center. She didn’t bake much as a lifelong “weight watcher” so cakes were for company.

Grilled sea scallops (was able to get good “dry” ones) and shrimp. Marinated a bit in ponzu, lemon peel, garlic, orange juice, olive oil, S&P. Cooked on foil since DH lacks finesse on the grill and I didn’t want $15 worth of seafood cooked into jerky. Made a chopped salad of black beans, grilled corn, grilled red pepper, scallion, tomato, avocado. A satisfactory kick off for the unofficial start of summer.

no photos, had lunch with co-workers at a Japanese/Asian place which is walking distance from our office (take advantage of the nice weather). Green tea, miso soup, iceberg salad with the usual carrot/ginger dressing (way too sweet) and a bento box with salmon teriyaki/spring roll/california roll/brown rice. The food was very average, but it was nice to get out.

inspired by your lovely food photos, I had Vietnamese food (Bun with grilled chicken) for lunch today. Considerably more expensive ($12) than what you paid! I love seeing the people in the photos, gives you a real flavor of the "ambiance".

I also like watermelon gazpacho, and last summer I made fresh corn chowder...which includes the stop of boiling the cobs to make corn broth. I do still eat soup at lunch time since I can get it made by others. Hmmm, just had the brilliant idea to give my veggie wish list to my co-worker who has a large garden, I should be able to get tomato gazpacho fixin's from him in August.

unwaxed, unflavored dental floss - for cutting soft stuff

beautiful bread, I can see how crispy the exterior is!

I should have taken photos, I went to Wegmans for lunch (I have one 1/2 mile from my office) and they had some gorgeous whole fish on ice. Local sea scallops for $14.99/lb, also.

lunch from Whole Foods hot bar: creamed spinach/kale, mac+cheese, miso eggplant, curry chicken, cherry BBQ sauced seitan. I love being able to just get a spoon of several things, all for less than $7.00

I saw them at my local supermarket over the weekend, cleaned, in individual plastic bags. I wouldn’t buy them there, not likely to be the freshest. Considering how they spit and pop when cooked, I will leave it to the restaurant to cook for me!

leftovers/mash up. A little cauliflower "fried rice", bok choy, red pepper, baked tofu.

Ah, that sounds nice.