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Juicy sweet strawberries are in season now! I love to pick wild strawberries growing in my garden. In the early morning before the day warms up, I gently tiptoe through the strawberry patch. One strawberry for me, one strawberry for my basket. After my basket is full, I sprinkle them on my favorite French vanilla …
I have a double whammy, hubs is Irish and loves a bargain! So when 70 pounds of potatoes go on sale for $7.00, he can’t resist buying a couple of bags. Even with hundreds of potatoes growing in my garden! Yes, he is a meat and potato kind of guy. Potatoes go with everything! So …
I am on a cookie kick! How many cookies can I bake in the summer? I know, Christmas is far away ( I usually bake about 20 dozen), but I get so much satisfaction watching my son’s face chomp on a cookie. Pure Joy! Joy the Baker asked me to review her Dark Chocolate, Pistachio & …
This is my favorite summer side salad, I am actually very happy to have it as a meal! It is so delicious with fresh picked Broccoli, crispy Hardwood Bacon, Crispy Gala Apples, Chopped Hazelnuts, Slivered Almonds, Cabot White Sharp Cheddar Cheese, Zippy Red Onion and Dried Cranberries. It’s like a Cobb salad but instead of …
This is a delicious and quick dessert that you can put together if you need a last-minute dessert for a get-together potluck, or if hubs need a dessert for work!
If I told you how much my son loves pie, you wouldn’t believe it. I usually have to double the recipe because he could eat a whole pie by himself, maybe this should have been one of those times…. This easy, luscious and creamy no bake pie with fresh strawberries and blueberries will be perfect …
It’s time for a Red, White and Blue Cake for the 4th of July! This cake is super easy to make and so delicious! Fresh whipped cream and Mascarpone cheese, fresh blueberries, blackberries, strawberries cover an easy and moist butter cake.
It’s summer in Maine! Know what that means? Blueberries! A whole state full of them, growing wild everywhere! I live for these days. We pick blueberries on the weekend until we can’t see the sun. Cherishing every single berry, the flavor bursting in your mouth, tastes like the freshest day you have ever had, summer …
When I was a kid, we didn’t have a lot of peanut butter choices, we had peanut butter and jelly sandwiches or peanut butter cookies as an option. Now, there are incredible peanut butter dessert choices. No-bake bars, pies, cookies and cakes! I would have gone crazy for a Chocolate Peanut Butter Bar — they …
Rhubarb Bars sounded funny, say it three times fast or slowly! So I added the word pie, sure, that sounds better! Rhubarb Pie Bars! These sweet, tart, buttery crust rhubarb pie bars are a special treat for me. I look forward to rhubarb season in Maine all year. My rhubarb plants are just starting off …












