Get in line, boys and girls! It’s popsicle time!
When our son had the good sense to leave home after college, popsicles became obsolete in our kid-free zone. Silly me.
It’s time for a comeback. Those cooling, refreshing treats are going to be in my freezer all summer!
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This month, we welcome back Marta Rivera for more of her meal plans. Marta is a trained chef, mom of twins, and Army wife – and she is also one of our Simply Recipes recipe testers!
Mid-June in Central Texas brings a whole new meaning to “The Dog Days of Summer.” It is HOT, y’all!
Because of that, I’m looking to create meals that require little to no heat in the kitchen, those that will cool me down, and others that I can set and forget. I’m so glad for sweet tea and cool breezes!
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This content was produced in partnership with the Alaska Seafood Marketing Institute, a public/private partnership between the state of Alaska and the Alaska seafood industry to promote its wild, natural, and sustainable seafood.
Show of hands: How many of you have stood in front of the fish case, gazing back and forth between your choices and had absolutely no idea what to buy?
We don’t mean just choosing between salmon or halibut for dinner, but what is truly the best choice? Wild-caught or farmed? Pacific or Atlantic fish? Is this particular species being overfished? Is this fish safe to eat? Is it worth the price?
Among all the choices available to us, there is one name that we feel you can trust, and that’s Alaska seafood.
https://ift.tt/2tcr4R8Dinosaur Printables for Preschoolers (Free Dinosaur Worksheets Packet) Post Preview: This post includes a free 7-page Dinosaur Worksheets Printable Packet for preschoolers and kindergarteners as well as some other dinosaur activities. This packet has some cute and fun (though not really scientifically accurate) dinosaur friends to work on basic skills. This free dinosaur printables packet
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Hello June and welcome to month 6 of our Monthly Produce Guide!
With June comes the tail end of spring and the the start of the glorious bountiful summer produce season.
What a month for fruit! Strawberries starting coming in a month ago, and now they are joined by cherries, apricots, and blueberries. It’s the season for tropical fruit as well—pineapples, mangoes, and papaya.
For veggies, we may still find remnants of spring—local asparagus, morels, favas, and sweet peas. The first zucchini of the season arrive, as well as cucumbers, peppers, and even corn. Lettuces abound, along with radishes, carrots, and cauliflower.
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Grilled pork chops and steaks–and other typical dude foods—are pretty much a gimme for Father’s Day. So we polled a bunch of our dad friends and decided to find out what they really want to eat on Father’s Day.
Did they want dude food? Did they want something else? Some of the responses are what you might expect – and we’re including a few of those in this round-up as well!—but a few of the answers might surprise you.
https://ift.tt/2teVnabSummer is a great time to enjoy lots of fresh fruit. Whether it’s from your garden, the farmer’s market or the store, fruit tastes better when in season. This berry fruit salad takes advantage of all those berries and more that’s in season right now.
I don’t know about your family but our whole family loves fruit. All kinds of fruit and put it together into a salad and they will gobble it up.
What You’ll Need for this Very Berry Fruit Salad
Berries, you’ll need a variety of berries. Strawberries, blackberries, marionberries, blueberries, use what’s in season and inexpensive to get. I used strawberries from our garden and blackberries I found at the store.
Cherries, we love cherries and they work well. But if they aren’t in season when you have a craving for this salad, try grapes instead. I would cut them into slices so they aren’t so big in this homemade fruit salad.
Apples, I included apples because they are available year round and they are inexpensive.
Honey, honey adds a touch of sweetness, just in case a few of the fruit pieces are a little less ripe than you’d like
Vanilla, vanilla adds a touch of flavor that makes this homemade fruit salad taste that much better.
How to Make this Berry Fruit Salad, video instructionsI made a quick video to show you how to put this berry fruit salad together. Also below the video, I added links to my favorite paring knife and my favorite cherry pitter too. These are two tools I wouldn’t want to make this salad without.
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Kitchen Tools that are helpful…
Small Paring Knife, I’ve owned a couple of these for years. They sharpen nicely and work great for so many food prep tasks. I wouldn’t want to be without them.
Cherry Pitter, that works like a charm and is inexpensive too.
Get the printable recipe below or keep going tips and the cost breakdown of this healthy and delicious homemade fruit salad.
Make if Festive…
With the colors in this berry fruit salad, it would be perfect for a 4th of July celebration. You can use blueberries instead of the blackberries.
Also, you can use raspberries or a mix of raspberries and strawberries. For a very festive but healthy berry fruit salad.
Less Sugar…
Leave the honey out and mix the vanilla with a tablespoon of water. It will cut down on the sugar and still have a nice hint of vanilla too.
Use the Fruit You Have…
You don’t have to use the fruit I have listed. Although I think it’s a great combination. Use the fruit you have on hand or can get inexpensively. The honey vanilla dressing would be equally good on a melon salad or a mix of any fruit.
Tips in General…
If you’ll be using bananas wait to add them until right before serving so they don’t turn brown and mushy.
If using apples, I mix them into the dressing well to help keep them from turning brown. You could hold them out until ready to serve to be on the safe side.
If you want a thicker dressing, don’t add the water to the honey. Instead, use the honey with the vanilla only.
The cost of this salad varies depending on the time of year you make it. I’ve included in season prices as that would be the best time to make this homemade fruit salad. These are prices I see in my area on these types of fruit when in season.
Strawberries $1.99/lb, 1 cup cost $.87
Blackberries $2.99/lb, 12 ounces 1 cup cost $.97
Cherries $2.99/lb, 1 cup cost $1.00
Apples $.99/lb, 1 apple cost $.34
Making the total cost for this recipe come to $3.18. This recipe makes 6 servings. Which brings the cost per serving to $.53. Not too bad.
Now if you are purchasing any of the fruit above out of season the cost could go up. Cherries out of season are $5.99 per pound and the same goes for blackberries they can go up at least $1 per pound when out of season.
The cost of this healthy berry fruit salad is reasonable to make.
What your favorite combination of fruit for a fruit salad?
More summer berry recipes to try…Strawberry Freezer Jam
Red, White, and Blue Brownies
Raspberry Hand Pies
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