Is there anything more mundane than pitting cherries?
It has got to be one of the worst tasks on the planet. Aside from peeling the skins off chickpeas. If you can think of a more tedious chore, please share.
The reward is so worth it, though.
Cherries + Granola + Coconut + Greek Yogurt =
Bliss.
Don’t forget to enter to win TWO POUNDS of coconut here.
I hadn’t checked in for a few days so I just discovered the
new look of the website. I LOVE IT!!!!!
Is there anything more mundane than pitting cherries? = No, there’s not. Which is why cherries are an adults-only food b/c I just dont have the time to de-pit them for little mouths 🙂
Do you have one of those cool cherry pitters? I don’t and I wonder if that would make the task less tedious. As it is, I usually slice around the pit and scrape it out, like an avocado. Translation: takes an eternity.
I have used the cherry pitter once – it was quick and quite convenient, but considering that the cherry season is quite short and I don´t often end up piting hundreds of cherries either, I think the machine would be only another “dust-catcher” at the end 🙂
thank you!!
hmmm..this tool still intrigues me!
never seen the tools. but yeah, thats how i open them. such a pain.
OH, YUM!!!
Oh my gosh! That looks like the best parfait ever! 🙂
Mmmm, this looks delicious!!! It’s cherry season in France, I may have to get a big bucket at the market today and endure the tedium for the delicious reward 🙂
This was one of my FAVOURITE tasks as a kid, because my mum and dad one of these!
http://www.lakeland.co.uk/7096/Cherry-and-Olive-Stoner?src=gpute
You SO need one – and yes – they really work!!!!
I feel like such a dork for actually liking those tasks! Pitting cherries (with a cherry pitter!), cleaning, folding laundry… I love it. And the outcome is always worth it!
Ahhh wait so I guess I’m super behind on this but I LOVE the new layout!! The header is seriously awesome.
I haven’t had cherries since my obsession last year…I definitely pitted enough to last the rest of my life 😛 I buy the frozen already pitted kind when I can, though 😉
Haha, I just don’t pit them 😉 It’s quicker and I simply keep a napkin next to my food where the pits go 😀
Ah, I remember two summers ago we would buy cherries all the time and I would have them every day for breakfast in a yogurt mess… but it would take me like half an hour to pit them all! I kept thinking it would just be easier to leave them all whole and spit out the pits watermelon seed-style.
i pitted a bunch of cherries a few weeks ago for a salad. took forever!
I hate de-seeding pomegranates. Plus I always seem to be wearing white when doing it! :S
That looks delicious!
Your blog is killing me these days! I’m away from home for a full month at a music festival, living in a dorm room and subsisting on pretzels, larabars, granola bars, and apples. At least there’s a Chipotle around the corner! But still… I am dying to make all the yummy things you keep posting. 🙂
Cherries are SO worth the work! I haven’t been able to enjoy them much this year because apparently CA is having a bad cherry season? I am drooling over yours…they look soooooooooooo good!
Courtney