I go to farmers markets. I buy organic strawberries at the supermarket. But the best strawberries I\u2019ve ever had, by far, were the strawberries we grew in my backyard growing up. Deep red and sweet as summer. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
In the last place I lived, there was a Meyer lemon tree in the backyard. Meyer lemons are also delicious but the main thing with Meyer lemons is that they don\u2019t travel well because of their softer peel, so you rarely see them for sale in stores. But they\u2019re in people\u2019s backyards. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
I roasted some almonds once that blew my roommate\u2019s mind and he asked me, \u201cHow did you make these?\u201d I answered, \u201cI just roasted them.\u201d He didn\u2019t quite believe me. \u201cWhy don\u2019t the roasted almonds at the store taste like this?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Things taste better when you do them yourself.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
I go to farmers markets. I buy organic strawberries at the supermarket. But the best strawberries I\u2019ve ever had, by far, were the strawberries we grew in my backyard growing up. Deep red and sweet as summer. In the last place I lived, there was a Meyer lemon tree in the backyard. Meyer lemons are … <\/p>\n