Last weekend Dana and I were out running errands and decided to hit up Cracker Barrel for breakfast. Along with every meal, they serve fried apples. I was mesmerized by the tasty apple goodness. I had to make these for myself. So I scoured the internet to see if anyone has tried these and there were [...]
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It has been horribly hot here in DC. Averaging 95 every single day. When it is that hot outside you do not want to cook or even venture outside. The only problem was that I wanted dessert. However, there was no way that I was going to turn the oven on to bake. So I [...]
Posted in All, Dessert, Fruit, Healthy, Recipes, Strawberries Tags: banana, smoothie, strawberry, vanilla yogurt 1 Comment »
A couple of weeks ago I received an email from Linda a valued reader, requesting a good key lime pie recipe. I have never made a key lime pie before, but I was all over the challenge. So last weekend I made a bunch of key lime pies. Some were good, some were bad, and [...]
Posted in Fruit, Key Limes, Pies, Recipes Tags: best key lime pie, graham cracker crust, juice, key lime, key lime pie, ultimate pie, whipped cream, zest 4 Comments »
I picked up some pork chops the other day and decided that grilled pork chops with applesauce sounded like a winner. I had to, it was a Brady Bunch staple. So I picked up McIntosh apples and went on a journey to make homemade applesauce. All of the recipes out there used a ton of [...]
The other day I wanted something sweet and Dana suggested those little sugar cookies with jam in the middle. Then it hit me, I had a ton of Strawberry Jam in the freezer from when my parents visited. This would be the perfect combination. Strawberry Jam Cookies. Check out the Strawberry Jam post for some [...]
Posted in Baking, Cookies, Fruit, Jams and Jellies, Recipes, Strawberries Tags: Cookies, jam, strawberry, sugar cookie, thumbprint cookies 1 Comment »Last weekend my Mom made me Strawberry Jam. I figured the strawberries would be alright, but not too ripe. I mean, they are not even close to being in season. To my surprise the strawberries were plump, beautiful and full of flavor. Got to love modern chemistry. So I picked up some more and decided [...]
Posted in Fruit, Recipes, Strawberries Tags: ice cream machine, recipe, Strawberries, strawberry sorbet 2 Comments »Sorry I was absent this past weekend. My family came in to town to surprise me on my Birthday. It was a ton of fun. My Mom even restocked my freezer with Strawberry Jam. I know what you are thinking, Strawberries are not in season. Well thanks to the global marketplace, Strawberries are always in [...]
Posted in Fruit, Jams and Jellies, Strawberries Tags: freezer jam, jam, pectin, strawberry 5 Comments »The perfect addition to turkey is cranberry sauce. I used to go and buy the jellied sauce in the can. I know, but it is tasty and quick. Then I tried to make my own cranberry sauce from scratch. Little did I know that it is almost as quick to make as it is to [...]
Posted in Cranberries, Events, Fruit, Thanksgiving Tags: cranberry sauce, orange cranberry sauce, Recipes, thanksgiving recipes, turkey sides 3 Comments »The other day I went to the store and they were selling granny smith apples for $0.25 each. So I had to pick up some. Tart and delicious. From there I wanted to make a nice dessert that would be great for a dinner party. Then came the spark, bourbon. Bourbon and apples go together [...]
Posted in Apples, Dessert, Fruit, Recipes Tags: apple dumplings, bourbon apple dumplings, bourbon syrup, dumplings, granny smith apples, ice cream, pie dough 3 Comments »I have been overloaded with peaches lately. I guess there are worse things to be overloaded with. So I pulled out the food processor and made a couple of pie crusts. Then I contemplated what kind of peach pie to make. Then I settled on the basic peach pie. Since I have so many peaches, [...]
Posted in Baking, Fruit, Peaches, Pies, Recipes Tags: food processor crust, food processor pie dough, local peach pie, peach pie, Pies 6 Comments »I love peaches. Now that peaches are in season I had to pick some up. One of my favorite desserts is crumble. You can make it with apples, pears, mangos, peaches etc… I love the soft fruit with the crunchy crumble with just a tad bit of vanilla ice cream. A nice vanilla bean ice [...]
Posted in Fruit, Peaches, Recipes Tags: brown sugar, cinnamon, fresh peaches, oats, peach crumble 3 Comments »Since I purchased my new grill I have been grilling non-stop. I wanted to make a grilled dessert but was lacking in ideas. Then I went to the supermarket and they had fresh peaches on sale. Then the light bulb went on. I am going to make Grilled Peaches. The extra sauce was caught using [...]
The other day I went to the store and blueberries were on sale. I love blueberries. As a kid I would always go pick blueberries with my mother and siblings. It was fun because you could eat as many blueberries as you wanted while you picked. I would always come home with purlish/blue hands. So [...]
