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Zucchini Cherry Muffins

I enjoy a nice muffin – not the oversize, oversweet muffins that you’d buy at the store or a coffeehouse, but a good home-baked muffin – made in a regular-sized muffin tin. My grandmother would often serve a blueberry muffin with dinner, in lieu of a dinner roll. My mom continued this tradition. As a […]

Posted 15 August 2010 | baked goods   bread   breakfast   cherries   dessert   seasonal   vegetarian   zucchini | Comments (4) Tagged: , ,

Sour Cherry Ice Cream

Sour cherry season has come…and gone. Truth be told, I almost missed it. I had big plans to go to the Dane County Farmer’s Market to get a flat of sour cherries from Carandale Farm, but the cherries are only at the market for 2-3 weeks tops. AND I MISSED IT! Now that we live […]

Posted 30 July 2010 | cherries   dessert   seasonal   vegetarian | Comments (8) Tagged: , , ,

Blueberry Pie Bars

OK, I’ve officially shaken all of the blueberries out of my pockets – the bushes are empty, the freezer is full, and I promise not to give you another blueberry recipe for…well, awhile. But, I’ve saved the best for last. Blueberry Pie Bars. This dessert takes a mega-portion of blueberries, so you may want to […]

Posted 21 July 2010 | baked goods   blueberries   dessert   seasonal   vegetarian | Comments (2) Tagged: , , , ,

Blueberry Boy Bait

With a name like Blueberry Boy Bait, how could anyone (male or female) resist? Although with two sons, a husband, two boy cats and a boy dog, boys are the LAST thing I need to lure to my home. I’m full up on boys. Maybe I can lure a nanny or housekeeper? Perhaps Mary Poppins […]

Posted 12 July 2010 | baked goods   blueberries   breakfast   dessert   seasonal   vegetarian | Comments (2) Tagged: , ,

Blueberries ‘n’ Cream Ice Cream

As promised, here is the first of several blueberry recipes. This was enjoyed alongside a lovely cake for my birthday. I would have used all buttermilk in the recipe below, but sadly, I was a little short. Blueberries ‘n’ Cream Ice Cream inspired by Strawberry Buttermilk Ice Cream via A Little Yumminess, who found it […]

Posted 09 July 2010 | blueberries   dessert   kid stuff   seasonal   vegetarian | Comments (9) Tagged: , , ,