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Fresh Strawberry Bars

Fresh Strawberry Bars are a sweet and delicious way to enjoy this spring berry.

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Packed with fruit, Fresh Strawberry Bars are a deliciously sweet recipe to enjoy. A crunchy oat crust combines with the sweet strawberries for perfection!

Springtime is here, and with it comes my favorite season for produce.  I just love the fresh strawberries and asparagus.  But I’m especially crazy about strawberries.  If you are a big strawberry fan like me, you’ll also love my recipe for Strawberry Syrup.

My poor family (insert sarcasm here) had to endure 3 rounds of these fresh strawberry bars, as I tried to find the perfect recipe.  It was a huge sacrifice, I’m sure!  It didn’t stop them from devouring the bars, though! [Read more…]

Lemon Donuts with Lemon Glaze

Lemon Donuts with Lemon Glaze are full of summery flavor. Sweet with just the right amount of lemony tartness, these baked doughnuts will hit the spot!
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Lemon Donuts with Lemon Glaze are full of summery flavor. Sweet with just the right amount of lemony tartness, these baked doughnuts will hit the spot!

I have been going through my kitchen, attempting to organize things.  For all of our marriage, I’ve had quite a bit of cupboard space, up until 2 years ago when we moved to the homestead.

Our house is much smaller than the one we came from, but for the most part I’ve figured out how to make it work.  But the kitchen is a completely different story. [Read more…]

Chocolate Coffee Glaze

Coffee and chocolate collide in this delicious Chocolate Coffee Glaze, that’s perfect for drizzling on all sorts of desserts!

Coffee and chocolate collide in this delicious Chocolate Coffee Glaze, that's perfect for drizzling on all sorts of desserts!
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I blame my coffee addiction on my sister.

You’ve probably heard me say that Dan and I met when I was a barista at a coffee shop. But what you don’t know is that my coffee drinking days date back several decades before that.

If you’re a mom, you know that in those moments when the kids stop fighting, and everything gets completely silent, something bad is happening.  My mom tells a story about one such moment.  My sister was a little over 2 1/2 years old.  I was basically a newborn.  My mom says that I wasn’t eating any solids yet. [Read more…]

Grilled Peach Crisp

Grilled Peach Crisp is a deliciously simple foil packet recipe that can be grilled on the barbecue or cooked over the coals of a campfire.

Grilled Peach Crisp is a deliciously simple foil packet recipe that can be grilled on the barbecue or cooked over the coals of a campfire.
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I ordered peaches this year to can.  I have only canned peaches one other time in my life, and it was probably 10 years ago with my mom.  I forgot how much work it is!

There are 48 quarts on the shelf, and I’m feeling very accomplished.  I figure by the time I get all the stickiness of the floors and counters and cabinet fronts, the pears I ordered should be ready.

I made Dan put this foil-packet grilled peach crisp on the barbecue.I had to twist his arm, since everyone who knows him knows how much he hates desserts and sweets (wink, wink). [Read more…]

Homemade Lemon Curd

Simple and delicious Homemade Lemon Curd!

Homemade Lemon Curd is so easy using the Bellini Intelli! Stovetop recipe included.
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I’ve often seen recipes that called for lemon curd, but it always sounded like lemon curd was something fancy and difficult to make.  It turns out it’s extremely simple to make homemade lemon curd!

If you can make a pudding, you can make homemade lemon curd. [Read more…]

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