Crushed Cherry Ice Cream {Dairy Free}
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Crushed Cherry Ice Cream {Dairy Free}

Today’s ice cream post is again dairy free, made with cans of full-fat coconut milk. It almost has a sorbet taste to it though, because of the sugar-syrup I made with water that I cooked the cherries down in. It can easily be made with dairy cream, if you prefer a milk-based ice cream. Fresh … Continue reading

Tart Cherry Pie Filling
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Tart Cherry Pie Filling

With cherries ripening and brightening up orchard trees now is the time to be looking for a good pie recipe to use those fresh cherries in! My family and I picked the red cherries off of the trees last night, so today has been spent pitting the cherries and putting them away in the freezer … Continue reading

Caramel Pecan Dark Chocolate Swirl Ice Cream {Dairy Free}
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Caramel Pecan Dark Chocolate Swirl Ice Cream {Dairy Free}

Continuing on with my summer-loving series of different homemade ice creams, I bring to you today a Caramel Pecan Dark Chocolate Swirl Ice Cream. One of my favorite ice cream flavors when visiting an ice cream or custard shop is a turtle sunday. The combination of pecans, chocolate and caramel just does something for me…it’s … Continue reading

Oil-free Fresh Herb Vinaigrette
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Oil-free Fresh Herb Vinaigrette

We started the planting of our garden a bit later than we normally do this year. Even so, it is amazing to watch everyday as the plants grow a bit bigger and buds and flowers start forming. It gets me excited for when we will be able to start harvesting the big things like tomatoes, … Continue reading

Strawberry Rhubarb Pie {and Grandma’s Rhubarb Pie}
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Strawberry Rhubarb Pie {and Grandma’s Rhubarb Pie}

With summer underway, red-ripe strawberries and rhubarb are emerging from gardens and into the produce isles of local grocery stores. I picked some rhubarb last week and was just itching for a time when I could make a strawberry rhubarb pie and post this great recipe. You see, my grandma always made rhubarb pie growing … Continue reading

Whole Wheat Pie Crust {made with coconut oil}
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Whole Wheat Pie Crust {made with coconut oil}

Today’s writing is about sort of an experiment that I did. I made pie crust with whole wheat flour {well, almost completely whole wheat flour} and coconut oil. I love whole wheat, don’t get me wrong. But when it comes to pie crust…ehhh, let’s face it…working with all-purpose flour is a bit easier. If you … Continue reading

Mango Coconut Cream Ice Cream {Dairy Free}
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Mango Coconut Cream Ice Cream {Dairy Free}

I recently posted a recipe for Homemade Coconut Milk Ice Cream in which I made a strawberry flavor. Since summer is in full swing, I thought I would do a series of different flavored homemade versions of this fabulously creamy, dairy-free treat. I got to thinking about different flavor combinations and I automatically dreamed of … Continue reading

Ginger and Garlic Glazed Sweet Carrot Recipe {For Canning}
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Ginger and Garlic Glazed Sweet Carrot Recipe {For Canning}

I tried my hand tonight at canning carrots. I have canned salsa, spaghetti sauce, cucumbers and okra in the past…but never carrots! I suppose I have canned all of the others because you can get by canning those items with a water bath. When canning carrots though, a pressure canner is needed. Fortunately for me, … Continue reading