Blueberry Week
After visiting a pick-your-own blueberry farm, I will never question the price of blueberries again. I will happily pay $4 or more for a half pint of these delicate little berries again and again. And,...
View ArticleBlueberry Week: Gelée; or, Fancy Jello
It is now day two of Blueberry Week. My fingers are only slightly tinted blue and the bucket of blueberries I picked has only the smallest dint out of it. The blueberries remain. I strive to create...
View ArticleBlueberry Week: Blueberry Vodka & Blue Cosmos
Day three of Blueberry Week and it also happens to be…the Fourth of July! After scouring the interwebs and realizing that the blogosphere has Independence Day desserts covered, I wondered what my...
View ArticleBlueberry Week: Chocolate Covered Blueberries
Thursday, July 5th, day four of Blueberry Week and the day after a day of patriotic feasting (for most people anyways, I kept my celebration limited to blue corn tortilla chips, watermelon, and...
View ArticleBlueberry Week: Lemon and Cornmeal Blueberry Muffins
Friday, July 6th, 2012. Day five of Blueberry Week and the blueberries are finally dwindling. While it pains me to put blueberries in a corner and associate them with the stereotypical muffin, it must...
View ArticleBlueberry Week: Roasted Blueberry Jam
The final day of Blueberry Week is here and this post will be short and sweet, just like the recipe below. The last few berries at the bottom of the bucket (or the punnet/pint) and what are they good...
View ArticleFruit Frosted Sugar Cookies
My grandma has a recipe for the softest sugar cookies you’ll ever sink your teeth into. She typically makes these cookies for the Christmas holidays, but I evidently didn’t get enough of them this...
View ArticleBERRY CORNMEAL SKILLET CAKE + WHIPPED HONEY BUTTER
This year marks the 200th anniversary of Francis Scott Key’s famous little ditty, the Star Spangled Banner. The very flag that inspired Key’s lyrics now rests in a specially dimmed and humidity...
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