Recipes: Strawberry

Strawberry Limeade Slushy

May 16th, 2012

Strawberry Limeade Slushies for warm, sunny afternoons…

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Strawberry Rhubarb Sugar Cookie Crisp

April 5th, 2012

With Easter right around the corner, I know that many of you will be hosting the holiday at your home, or bringing a dish to someone else’s home. I urge you, right now, to volunteer for dessert. And then to make this Strawberry Rhubarb Sugar Cookie Crisp. Everyone will love and worship you for it. I promise.

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How To Make Jam

September 1st, 2011

Making Jam was initially daunting and confusing to me. Well, lets be serious- it was completely intimidating and even down right scary. All that boiling water? All that goopy stuff. What’s that stuff called? Pectin?

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Strawberry Cake with Vanilla Frosting

July 25th, 2011

This is the cake I brought to a recent “joint birthday”. It was a triple-decker Strawberry Cake with Vanilla Frosting. We still have tons of ripe gorgeous strawberries and the berries coming from the local strawberry farms are so beautiful and sweet. I pureed them and baked them right into the vanilla cake batter. The cake is not too sweet, and when it is paired with sweet tartness of the strawberries and the super sweet vanilla frosting, it is wonderful.

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Mango Strawberry Spritzer

June 23rd, 2011

The funny thing about vacation is that you wait all year (or years) to take one, and then when you do- sometimes it feels like it never happened! This drink was inspired by the family vacation we just took, and this is my desperate attempt to pretend that I am still there.

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Fruit Crisp in a Jar

June 17th, 2011

This is my favorite fruit crisp recipe packaged in an adorable (and delicious!) new way. I am in the throws of preparing for Fathers Day Dinner, The Fourth of July and non-stop outdoor dining with the gorgeous weather we are having. I have also had a recent surge in requests for picnic friendly food. This “fruit crisp in a jar” fits the bill for every one of those events.

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Strawberry Doughnuts

March 18th, 2011

A few weeks ago my husband and I skipped town for a few days *gasp* by our selves! My mom stayed with the girls (bless her heart) and somewhere during those few days got it in Pia’s head that we needed to make doughnuts again (thanks mom!).

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Strawberry Bars

September 25th, 2010

Strawberry Bars Are you wondering why on earth I would be posting a strawberry recipe in September? If you are, I would agree with you, it is weird. But I am not making the bazaar weather this year, and when I find strawberries at the grocery store for $1.69 for 2lbs. I buy them, and…

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Strawberry Shortcake

July 2nd, 2010

I dragged my older daughter to our neighborhoods Thursday farmers market last night, right before it closed. I was so happy to get out of the house and grab some fresh air, but it turned out it is a great time to hit a farmers market. It was still really crowded and the market was…

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Homemade strawberry ice cream

June 20th, 2007

Makes about 1/2 gallon Wow. There is something so special about making homemade ice cream. It is something that I loved to do as a pastry chef, and really had fun experimenting with at home. There are a thousand different flavor concoctions that one could come up with, but at the end of the day…

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