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 [...]
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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 »Yesterday, I went over to a friends house for a birthday extravaganza. I wanted to bring something that was light and refreshing. So I went to the store and strawberries were on sale for $1.99 a pound. Perfect, strawberry based dessert. Then I remembered a recipe that my friend made for my house warming party. [...]
It was 90 degrees here in DC and I was looking for something refreshing to cut the heat. Since it is strawberry season, I decided to make Strawberry Sodas. Not soda as in soda pop, but sodas as in the old fashion ice cream soda that you would get a from a soda fountain. Not [...]
My parents came to visit me this weekend. They like to visit and barbecue and I like to have them to manual labor in return. My dad helped me replace my front door and my mom cleaned and cooked. It was pretty sweet. On one trip to the grocery store we noticed that strawberries were [...]
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