weekend fun

saturday morning farmer's market dates with the roommate, shana boyd, make my day! we started off with some Arsaga's coffee then headed to a little bakery cart where we had a major decision to make. they had monkey bread, all sorts of scones, pastries, several muffins, as well as loaves of bread lovelies.

after a long debate, we decided to BOTH go for one of our staples: blueberry muffins. they definately did not disappoint with loads of fresh blueberries and a cinnamon suprise on top!

we then walked around the fayetteville square lusting after fresh fruits, gorgeous flowers, and colorful veggies. we just had to get some cute kirby cucumbers to experiment making our own pickles.....

pickles have always intrigued me... how do those light, crisp cucumbers turn into the sour or sweet, bright green thing we get in the jar?? well, my pickles didn't turn that strange green color, but they turned out pretty awesome. thick chips, not too sour (but definately not sweet), perfect crunch.... i could eat the whole jar in one sitting 

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that night jules came over and we made chicken fajita meat with sauteed onions and green bell peppers left over from making pickles earlier that day. o. my. goodness. it was stinkin amazing especially with the butternut squash (courtesy of gran's recipe..."no salt, not pepper, just as the Lord made it"). the night's feast ended with a quick drive-thru stop @ braum's to get our ice cream and chocolate fixes mmm...