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Easy Berry Bars Everyone Will LOVE
Last summer I shared this DELICIOUS recipe for my black raspberry berry bars. You can find it HERE! They were so good and I will definitely be making them again this summer when the black raspberries are in season. They’re my favorite kind of berry…or fruit…or maybe food…so I always enjoy the few weeks a year when they’re fresh. In…
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How to Make Mini Blueberry Pies
About a month ago, we picked and froze about 20 pounds of blueberries after a fun blueberry picking adventure on our trip to Michigan. Yesterday, my daughter Olivia and I grabbed two of our premeasured bags out of the freezer, let them thaw for a couple of hours, and made mini blueberry pies! It was a lot of fun and…
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Brown Sugar is so Simple to Make – Try It and See!
Brown Sugar is a huge staple in my home. We are cookie lovers! haha, When I read all the crazy chemicals used in plastics I started to shift my family away from using anything that was wrapped or contained in plastic. I was so surprised by how much plastic we actually used I had never given it any thought. After…
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Easy Spicy Peach Salsa Recipe with Fresh Michigan Peaches
As a kid, I used to go up to a lake house in Michigan with some family friends every year. I hadn’t ever gone peach picking until we went back a couple of weeks ago! We picked peaches and blueberries while we were there. With the peaches, I made peach cobbler and this awesome spicy peach salsa. Can you believe…
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Fig Leaf Tea – It’s Healthy and it Tastes Amazing!
Fig leaf tea is so amazing! When we moved into our house we had a Brown Turkey Fig Tree in our yard. I was so excited about the tasty little fruits that blessed us in the spring. But I had no idea how amazing the leaves were until a couple of years later when I was reading about how plants…
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Easy Three Ingredient Thimbleberry Jam Recipe
It’s been the summer of berries for us. First black raspberries in Northern Illinois and then Thimbleberries in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. Thimbleberries only grow in a few places and their season is pretty short. We were lucky to be up there when they were ripe! The Thimbleberry jam recipe is SO easy but it is different than all…
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This Minestrone Soup is my New Favorite Italian Dinner!
A couple of years ago my husband brought me some Minestrone Soup from the Olive Garden. I was put on bed rest after my surgery and as for me cooking, well… it was not happening. haha, I had never had their Minestrone Soup before but after one bite I was in heaven!! And I knew I had to add it…
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The Best & Most Simple Cast Iron Black Raspberry Bars That You’ll Crave All Year Long—Watch Out for Those Thorns!
Man, do I LOVE black raspberries! Tiny and seedy little raspberries graciously planted by the birds in my hometown in Illinois. This summer we got the surprise of the year when we were walking in the back of my MIL’s property and found a TON of black raspberry bushes. I think we found a new section of bushes every day…
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Homemade Tortillas have quickly become a Family Favorite around here!
Who doesn’t love a homemade tortilla!?? I know my world would not be complete without tortillas. Mexican food is my favorite!! Most everyone in my family loves it as well. The only picky one is my oldest daughter. But when I am making these for everyone – it is simple enough to press a couple out and make her some…
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Homemade Hot Pockets your Whole Family will Love!
When I told my girls we were going to start eating less processed foods and get away from foods wrapped in plastics one of the biggest upsets was the thought that we would never have hot pockets as a simple snack again! YUP… it was devastating news to all of us! For them, they loved the way they tasted. For…
