Fathers and Sons Outing

Henry and I went camping this weekend with the guys from church for a father and sons outing. We went up the canyon about 15 minutes outside of the city to a lovely meadow. 
In the morning we went on a hike in search of wild raspberries, mushrooms and apples. Experts believe modern apples originated from the wild apples found in Kazakhstan. 
There were wild flowers everywhere. Purple, pink, white, yellow. Many different kinds. Very beautiful. 
For lunch we made a traditional dish called plov. It's was quite the process. It starts with frying onions and meat then adding carrots and spices. That's boiled for a while then rice is added and steamed until all the liquid is absorbed. It's all done in a large cast iron pot designed specifically for this dish. It took a few hours to put it all together but it was well worth it. So tasty. 
We finished off the meal with large slice of watermelon. They still have the kind with black seeds so Henry and I had a seed spitting war. Good times. 


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  1. momeAugust 25, 2013 at 1:07 PM

    What a beautiful area you live in. The watermelon is almost as big as Henry. Probably better than the new varieties;) What wonderful memories you guys are making.

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