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Up a ton
Past the ports
Through the foothills
You think it’s still LA of sorts
But all you smell are strawberries.
Fresas that are fresca.
It comes in through your vents
All up in your nasal,
Backs are bent
Picking
The air is thick with that viscous
Smell
Like living in a mason jar of jam
Life seems so swell.
But it can be hard
Living in the Nard.
Big ups though to all my Chicanos
Doing their thing
I remember the days when Fernando Vargas would rule that ring.
Oxnard.
Thorne Family Farms is from Malibu and not the Nard. But these are some of the most delicious strawberries I’ve ever had and with a name like Home Grown, they were destined to be in my life. Make them a part of yours.
Here’s a little funky jam to put in your refrigerator.
Strawberry, Strawberry, that neighborhood Ho
1 cup of strawberries puréed
2 garlic cloves minced into a purée
3 Thai bird chilies, minced
2 tablespoons of sugar
1 tablespoon of lime juice
2 tablespoons of fish sauce
1 tablespoon of Thai basil, chiffonade
1 teaspoon of ginger, minced
Mix everything together and let it marinate.
Then use on everything.
3 Comments
Thanks for the recipe and reminder of who and where it comes from
“Planting Seeds” Love it.
Incredible strawberry preserve recipe!!