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Cheery Cherry

Fri, 02 Jul 2010 13:30:47 +0000

This is definitely a good season for cherries. I can’t make it out of the store without picking up a bag or two but after a week of eating plain ol’ cherries I decided I need something a little different. Martha Stewart’s recipe for blackberry crumbles is easily adaptable to almost any fruit (I’ve used all kinds of berries, blueberries, peaches and even in the winter cranberries) so it was a perfect choice. It’s the easiest dessert recipe in my roster since it uses store bought sugar cookies and rolled oats for the topping. While pitting cherries may not be an easy task (it is messy business!) you can’t beat the plump-sugary-sweet taste. Click here for the Martha recipe.

Sweet Tart

Thu, 25 Mar 2010 20:54:30 +0000

I am loving all this sunny weather and the loads of delicious, seasonal fruits and veggies at the farmers market. The citrus and strawberries right now are just out of this world so I thought I might try a citrus dessert for a dinner party we hosted last week. I’ve never had key lime pie but I know people love it so I tried adapting Martha Stewart’s key lime recipe by replacing the lime with Satsuma tangerines. It took me two tries to get the crust and cooking time right but once I did…oh man was it good. It was like a creamy orangesicle in perfect graham cracker crust.

Click here for the original recipe. The only change I made was switching the lime juice for fresh squeezed tangerine juice.

: {tangerine tart with graham cracker crust}

photo credit: Quoc Ngo

L.O.V.E.

Wed, 03 Feb 2010 18:34:21 +0000

I keep getting these emails about *last minute Valentine’s Day gifts* Ack! Last minute?? Does that mean I am behind schedule because I haven’t even started yet. This year (for the first time ever!) I have the time to actually make some handmade cards and gifts. Lord knows I have enough supplies. I do have a bit of a habit of buying paper, ribbon, glitter, card stock, stamps, yarn. etc and then not having the time to do anything with it. But that’s all changing this year. I’m fully stocked with goodies and the newest Martha Stewart which always provides loads of inspiration. There are so many creative bloggers out there like this one and this one, I’m a wee bit nervous about my maiden voyage. Have something sweet and special you’re doing for Valentine’s, do share darling.

oh and ps: I think I am going to see this movie. I like sweet ensemble films even if they don’t tend to be cinematic masterpieces.