Thursday, June 07, 2018

It had to come at some point



When a relative greatly disappoints, go to Costco, gas up the vehicle. Then, go inside and buy a big box of strawberries 🍓, some shrimp 🦐 , and avocados 🥑. 


Then come home and make strawberry jam for the very first time. I did everything but buy a bottle of Taittinger 🍾


The disappointment stems from this relative (over 40 and living in another state) believing that any immigrant is a bad immigrant. I didn't go to this person’s Facebook page, but instead, the person commented on an image i posted of Jim Carrey with a quote. 




The recipe comes from a link to Ina Garten’s strawberry jam recipe. It’s really simple and has but three ingredients: fresh strawberries, lemon juice/grated lemon rind, and sugar.


Find her recipe here:

https://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/ina-garten/fresh-strawberry-jam-recipe-1916121


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