9 Easy Things To Do With Strawberries

Photos by: Steve Giralt

Strawberries have been one of my favorite fruits since I was a little girl - I still dream of once again having my very own strawberry patch to grow 100's of berries in each Summer to then create fabulous recipes like the ones we found over at DASH.

1. Fruit Butter: Beat2 sticks softened butter, ¼ cup confectioners’ sugar, and ¼ tsp saltabout 1 minute, until light. Fold in ½ cup chopped berries. Servechilled.

2. Sweet Citrusy Mesclun Salad

2. Sweet Citrusy Mesclun Salad (pictured right): Whisk1 Tbsp white-wine vinegar with 2 Tbsp olive oil. Season with salt andpepper. Toss 2 cups sliced berries with 1 chopped pink grapefruit, 4cups mesclun greens, and ½ cup feta; drizzle with dressing. 


3. Chocolate Bites: Dip 1 lb berries into 8 oz melted semisweet chocolate. Roll in chopped nuts. Place on parchment. Chill.


4. Vinaigrette: Combine 1 cup berries, 1 tsp sugar,and 1 Tbsp champagne vinegar. Chill 1 hour. Liquefy. Add salt, pepper,and 2 Tbsp olive oil; blend.

 5. Lemonade: Mix 1 can each lemonade concentrate and water. Add berries to taste; mash with a spoon. Add seltzer.

6. No-Cook Ice Cream (pictured above): Add 3 cupsberries and juice of ½ lemon to food processor; blend. With a mixer,whip 1½ cups heavy cream and 2 tsp vanilla extract until soft peaksform. Slowly add 14 oz sweetened condensed milk; whip until very thick.Fold in berry mixture. Seal and freeze until firm.

7. D.I.Y. Preserves: Put 2 lb hulled berries and 1Tbsp lemon juice in saucepan. Cook, stirring occasionally, on low for20 minutes or until juices release. Stir in 1 cup sugar. Boil overmedium; cook until 210°F. Skim foam. Refrigerate in an airtightcontainer.

8. Topping: Drizzle 3 cups berries with 2 Tbspbalsamic vinegar. Sprinkle with ¼ cup sugar. Let rest 1 hour. Spoonover pound cake. Add cracked pepper to taste.

9. Breakfast Tarts (pictured below): Click here for the quick recipe and our step-by-step how to.

Birthday Cupcakes With Bisquick

You can make pancakes, waffles, Bisquick and many other dishes with your big yellow box of Bisquick but did you know you could make cupcakes? 

You can whip up a batch of yummy Lightly Lemon Cupcakes for an upcoming Birthday celebration or Summer pic-nic  using your Bisquick with this recipe from Betty Crocker .  Click here for complete recipe.

Gotta Try S'more Brownies

I just added this to my  summer bucket list of things to do and make - I know it is a recipe but it looks way to yummy to not put on my list.  (Click here to read about my Summer bucket list).


S'More Brownies from Nestle:  Bring everyone’s favorite campfire treat inside with this simplydelicious, ooey-gooey recipe for S’more Brownies. Layer box brownie mixover graham crackers, bake, then top with marshmallows, graham crackerpieces and Semi-Sweet Chocolate Morsels. Its' makng me crave S'mores already.

Click here for complete recipe.


What's on your Summer Bucket list?

10 Fathers Day Treats

By Leslie Pleasants

Fathers Day is fast approaching and usually the best thing those dads love is a good treat.  Here are some of my favorites that I have found that I just had to share with all of you!  :)

Retro Soda Bottles: These Retro soda bottles were created out of an old 6 pack of IBC soda bottles.  Take Dad back to a time when “Father Knew Best”.  Fill each jar with his favorite goodies.  Click HERE for instructions and free printables.

Golf Cupcakes :Check out these cute cupcakes for those golf lovers!

Click HERE for directions on how to make them

Fathers Day Fast Food:  You would never think that a brownie is the meat and  the fries are cookies would you?  Click HERE for instructions on how to make this sweet fast food treat and free printables.

King of the Grill Dad

This clever trio is a tasty way to honor the King of the Grill on Father's Day.  Click HERE for this unbelievable easy cupcake recipe from Family Fun

Lawnmower Coconut Cupcakes: How wonderful are these!!  Maybe you can hire someone to mow the lawn for him for ONE day! :)

Click HERE for the recipe




How about those Italian Dads!

Their mouths will drop when they see this and realize that its a cake!! 

Click HERE for the recipe to make this mouth watering piece!

 

Golf Cupcakes: Can't get enough golf??  Most men enjoy golf I think its because they get away from the chaos at home.  :)
Here is another recipe to try...  click HERE











Gone Fishing Cupcakes

Click HERE for the recipe

Is your Husband or Dad needing Low Carbs?  Click HERE to find some delicious desserts

Some of my favorite places to get recipes from is

www.allrecipes.com 

(cause you can go by rating... highest to lowest)

www.foodnetwork.com

www.epicurious.com