Summer is right around the corner and it’s time to start celebrating with two key summer ingredients lemon and strawberry! When it’s hot outside people look to eat a little lighter and these cupcakes will hit the spot for all of your spring and summer gatherings.
In these last few days of summer I have been craving fresh fruit! My husband and I love to indulge in a little sweet each night but have had lots of discussions about our health and not wanting to consume Sonic ice cream multiple times a week 😉
This fresh and simple dessert came to mind one night when I was craving something sweet but didn’t want to spend more money at the store! Because who is going to spend the time making shortcake when you could just sub already made biscuits and get just as good of a dessert? Not this girl.
The season of spring is upon us and the strawberries in Oregon are overflowing with flavor and sweetness. The rhubarb time is here and what a special time it is. Rhubarb and strawberries go hand in hand not just because of the complimentary sweet-to-sour or their matching color palate but because they ripen at the same time.
Every year I look forward with anticipation to the farmer’s market opening and that big sign that reads Fresh rhubarb sweet local strawberries! It pulls me from my tasks, from my busy, busy days it makes me pull the car over and wander around the market with basket in hand, eyes almost popping out of my head as they bounce from bountiful stand to bountiful stand.
This year I wanted something easy for breakfast with my family on the coast so I whipped up this easy little treat. It is perfect for breakfast, a little snack with tea or for a light dessert and is ready in no time at all. I love serving it in the cast iron pan you cook it in too; it brings that sweet little farmhouse charm right from oven to table. What I love is how quick and delicious this is, no crusts to make and chill then roll out and bake just a little fruit and a little flour and a lot of flavor.
A springtime spin on a classic English dessert, this creamy, tangy Strawberry Lemonade Fool is perfect for any occasion!Â
I’ve never been a huge fan of April Fools’ Day.
People can be pretty awful to one another on April 1st, pranking and lying and joking, all for the sake of fun. But for people like me, it can get pretty bad.
I’m not naive, but I do tend to fall in to the “gullible” category from time to time, and my friends take advantage of that.
At least I’m no April Fool. It’s the one day of the year I can at least see it coming.
This dessert, however, is in fact an April Fool. A Strawberry Lemonade Fool, to be exact.
What’s a Fool, you ask? Read on! [Read more…]
