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Celebrating summer with blueberry pancakes
My favorite blueberry memory isn’t a special dish or preparation, but eating blueberries straight from the bush. When I was growing up, we would always visit Sweden in the summer, and picking fresh blueberries was one of my favorite activities. (read full article)
Goodbye San Francisco – Crostata with blueberries and yogurt cream
Arrivederci San Francisco – crostata ai mirtilli con crema allo yogurt It’s time to take a little time off and go where the sun is always happy and shining, not the Caribbeans but Baja Mexico. California has been under a horrendous weat (read full article)
Spinach Smoothie
I have a confession. I have never had a smoothie with spinach till today. I am not sure why I have never tried it, maybe I just didn't have any at the time I was making smoothies? But today I was in the fridge pulling out fruit and (read full article)
Blueberry Cardamom Cheesecake
beautiful recipe and photo from Sweetly Raw Ingredients: Crust: 1 cup walnuts 2/3 cup pitted, packed dates Filling: 3 cups blueberries 1 1/2 cups cashews 1/2 cup pure maple syrup 2 tablespoons lemon juice 2 teaspoons ground cardamom (start wit (read full article)
Let's Talk Strategy: Step Away from the Chips Challenge
Do you have a game plan for Monday's challenge? Let's start with listing which processed foods we're going to avoid. I'm giving up cookies, chips, other snacks, most dairy and fast food. I eat Greek yogurt, salmon in a pouch, frozen seafood (read full article)
Back-To-School with Banana-Chocolate Chip Whole Wheat Pancakes
It's that time of the year: back-to-school preparations are in order! You'll see moms and dads at the malls, arguing with their kids while they the power struggle over their kids' back-to-school wardrobe teeters back and forth. You'll see kids throwi (read full article)
Parfaits On The Bay: A Free Restaurant For Two That’s Open Any Time.
Thanks for the Parfaits on the Bay! It may have been my first. I’d enjoyed a Trifle or two, but not yet a Parfait, which I believe is roughly similar minus the Cake, as explained by my personal headless Chef. He made these with layerin (read full article)
Repost – Baked Salmon with Blueberry Sauce
Warning!! This is a repost of a recipe I did last year in the middle of winter using frozen berries. I am reposting this recipe for two reasons: 1. Blueberries are a dime a dozen right now and they are fabulous! Go buy a flat and make this recipe r (read full article)
Deep Dish Blueberry Pie
Adapted from: Reader’s Digest Creative CookingIngredients:Pastry:2 ¼ cups flour½ cup water¼ cup butter¼ cup vegetable shorteningIce waterFilling:2-2 ½ quarts blueberries3 tablespoons flourSugar to taste (about 1 cup)6 tablespoons butter1 egg y (read full article)
Rum Scented Blueberry Pork Loin
I need your help! Maple Leaf is hosting a new contest for its new Prime Pork - every cut I have tried - chops, loin, roast has been delcious and juicy! Many bloggers have been chosen to participate - and I am one of them! You can vote (read full article)
Fruity!
Happy Tuesday all! I woke up early to hop on the treadmill, then, hopped back in bed because it was dark outside :/ It’s summer, it’s supposed to be bright and sunny and warm….No worries, I made up for it when I got (read full article)
How To Buy Purple Concord Grapes
seeded concord grapesThis wonderful variety of grape is about to be harvested any day now and for those of you that have never had the opportunity to try these; maybe you already have...Welch's uses concord grapes to make their purple grape juices, g (read full article)
Red Delicious Fruit Shake
a 15min., 75 calorie recipe from Fresh Food Recipes Fight free radicals and stimulate circulation with this berry tasty drink Ingredients: 56 blueberries 6 raspberries 3 strawberries 18 black grapes a banana 1/2 slices 1/2 orange Directions: Ch (read full article)
Blueberry Buckwheat Pancakes
I am on a pantry cleaning spree – more so of my freezer than of anything else. I just seem to have hoarded so many stuff in there that even simple navigation seems to be an issue. I do hate to have a messy pantry with ‘too-many-to-count& (read full article)
You Know You’re Getting Old When…
Mornin’! My temperature gauge…I guess what you would call a thermometer…is reading 65 right now! My morning Mom walk was dreamily reminiscent of a cool, crisp Fall morning and I was actually cold in my Barney Butter t-shirt (love t (read full article)
Blueberry Cheesecake Bars
The "golden girls", i.e. my mother and her friend from Winnipeg are going to be together for a couple of weeks. Here we are planning their social activities and preparing their food in advance. If they heard me say it they would completely deny it (read full article)
CSA Share Week 11 and Parmesan Squash Sticks
I'm going to need a larger car.Maybe even a pickup truck.Every week my farm share keeps getting bigger and bigger.I may need to get a life to boot.Every week I find myself getting more and more excited to see what the share is going to bring me. I'm (read full article)
All About Pectin and Naturally Sweetening your Jam or Jelly
The beauty of summers fruit can be preserved and enjoyed throughout the entire year by putting up jam, jelly and preserves. I feel that most people's gateway to canning starts with homemade jam or jelly. Who can resist the luscious colors of stra (read full article)
Boys of all ages, beware: Blueberry Boy Bait
I love it when a recipe has a story to it, whether it's a tall tale or a family fable. And the story for Blueberry Boy Bait is great. This cake recipe is a 1953 Pillsbury baking contest prize winner that was originally created by a 15-year old girl. (read full article)
Blackberry-Almond Shortbread Squares
I really need to start exercising some restraint at the farmer’s market. If you could only see my fridge during the summer months. I have bowls and bowls of juicy berries and fresh fruit of all kinds. I always way over buy. The three of (read full article)



