I totally failed to take a picture of all of our produce delivery we received this week. We got back from our trip to Washington DC (more on that later) on Monday afternoon and then I proceeded to work long hours. When our box was delivered I actually forgot about it for a whole day and half and then hurriedly shuffled things into quick meals or to the fridge.
Please accept the above photo of the Grinnell Glacial Overlook in Glacier National Park instead of my normal produce photo. I'll do better on Week 14!
I'm pretty much deeming today the end of summer as I will no longer let myself buy any nectarines. (I just hate it when you buy a nectarine out of season and it tastes like nothing, such a disappointment.)
We had four large nectarines hanging in our kitchen for the weekend and it was time for them to be used before going bad. I deemed nectarine goat milk ice cream and a mini-nectarine cobbler to be an appropriate use of the final nectarines of summer 2011.
This was the first weekend I've had to be at home in a long while, so I wanted to get in all the summer produce I could; specifically figs and plums!
Lake Louise was one of my favorite spots in Banff and completely unexpectedly so. I had grand dreams about loving Lake Moraine, but Louise was my favorite. We did the Plain of Six Glaciers hike which is about 3.4 miles of moderate uphill to a mountain teahouse.
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Before I get to Banff, I just have to say that we drove through Jasper National Park (Canada) to get to Banff and WOW! I had never really heard much about Jasper before but it was incredibly beautiful and I absolutely plan to go back! Okay, now back to Banff, which was also incredibly beautiful.
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What a beautiful lunch spot this would have been! It's part of the Robson Shadows Campground that we stayed at for our jumping off point into Jasper National Park.
Lunches for our camping trip needed to be packable or easy to make on the road as our days were either spent on long drives or long hikes. They also had to keep reasonably well, since we would often make them at the same time as breakfast to pack away for lunch.