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Chocolate Cheesecake Filled Strawberries

For Easter dessert this year, we made two desserts that were new to our traditional menu.  One was the Lemon Poke Cake that I posted about earlier this week and the other was cheesecake and chocolate filled strawberries. And O.M.G. … Continue reading

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Tomato and Mozzarella Salad with Fresh Basil

Now, I am going to call this one “salad” for lack of a better word.  I would say it’s actually more of a “fresh, cold, summer side dish for when your garden is spewing tomatoes and you can’t bear the … Continue reading

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Patriotic Chocolate Marshmallow Pops

What do you do when you have already-melted chocolate and sprinkles left over from flag strawberries, sticks left over from cake pops and marshmallows left over from cake batter Rice Krispie treats? I came up with these little treats – … Continue reading

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Red, White and Blue Chocolate Covered Patriotic Strawberries

These sweet treats will cheer up any dessert table! You will need: Fresh strawberries, rinsed White chocolate melts Blue sugar sprinkles How to make: Place chocolate in your melter and heat until thoroughly melted. Place wax paper on your workspace.  … Continue reading

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Fat Free Fresh Fruit Smoothie Popsicles

Scorching heat always leaves us craving a cool treat – but if you’re like me, you can’t stand passing a sugar-laden popsicle to the kiddies. Lily Bean and I threw together this popsicle concoction – pretty much just a frozen … Continue reading

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