It's hot, hot, hot! And while it's not officially summer, yet, with a temperature of 94.7F degrees (to be exact. . . . thank you Weather Underground!) and a heat index of 105F right now, it certainly feels like it. For me, summery weather equals summer food. Grilling, lots of salads, and, of course, my favorite, summery desserts. I.e. anything that contains one or more of the following: blueberries, raspberries, strawberries, or blackberries. You could say I'm a berry nut, and guess what? You'd be correct. And summer is the time of year I let all of my … [Read more...]
Blinking.
Sometimes, it seems like if you blink around here, it's instantly a new season. Winter has come and gone. Trees are no longer bare and are bursting with life. Flowers are blooming. Bees are buzzing. Peach trees are weeping. Did you know there are weeping peach trees? I sure didn't. The blueberry plants are blossoming. I went a little blueberry mad last year and added three more. That means I now have a total of six blueberry plants. Count 'em, six! In other words, one day I'm going to have blueberries coming … [Read more...]
#HowDoesMyGardenGrow
So, how does my garden grow? Me of the seemingly eternal gardening killer thumb, that is.Well, I think I may have finally made progress on the turning-said thumb-green front. Oh yeah. I'm feeling good about it :)See for yourself:Tomatoes!! My very first tomatoes!!! I'm so excited. Can you tell?I have so many tomatoes, I don't know what to do with them all. I'm almost to the point of chasing random strangers down on the street and handing them a tomato.More tomatoes.And more.I told you.But I'm not complaining. Really, I'm not. I'm just super proud of being able to say … [Read more...]
Blueberry Cheesecake Ice Cream.
With how hot and humid this summer has started out, there isn't anything more refreshing than a bowl of homemade ice cream. When our cousin, Eleanor, stopped by the other week and gave us a big bag of fresh blueberries, I just had to try out a recipe for Blueberry Cheesecake Ice Cream.And it was the perfect treat! Cold, refreshing, and addictively delicious.Ingredients:Blueberry Filling:2 cups of fresh blueberries3/4 c granulated sugar1/2 Tbsp corn starch1/2 c waterGraham Cracker Crumbles:2 c Graham Cracker Crumbs1 Tbsp granulated sugar1 tsp ground cinnamon1/2 c … [Read more...]
Lemon Blueberry Mini Trifles.
I love these mini trifles, so delicious, wonderfully tart, and they were a perfect dessert for Mother's Day. And easy, which is the best part of course :)Ingredients:1 Pound Cake (store bought or homemade), cut into bite sized pieces1 jar of lemon curd*1 (8 oz) package of cream cheese, softened2 cups of fresh whipped cream, give or take5 Tbsp powdered sugar, give or takeBlueberries, washed1/4 cup of lemon juice, give or take*Our town's grocery store unfortunately didn't have any lemon curd, so I made my own using the recipe for lemon cheese cake frosting, but cut in … [Read more...]
