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Blueberry Time

my favorite

Posted by Rachel Balducci in Family on Thursday, June 16, 2011 4:02 PM

We are back from a blueberry picking excursion and I am in heaven.

On my countertops sit gallon buckets filled to the brim with Nature’s Perfect Food—rich in vitamins, fiber and antioxidents.

Our outing reminded me of one of our favorite books, Blueberries for Sal. I think I’ll go read that to my crew right now.

In the meantime, if you have any favorite blueberry recipes, please do share! While we eat the bulk of our berries raw, I’ve got a lot of cooking (and eating) to do.

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Posted by Elizabeth on Thursday, Jun 16, 2011 4:15 PM (EDT):

Oh, I can’t wait for blueberries!  They are not quite ready where I am.

One of our favorite recipes is Blueberry Cheese Danish.  The dough is made with cottage cheese, so we like to think it is healthy.  I got it from Taste of Home:

http://www.tasteofhome.com/Recipes/Blueberry-Cheese-Danish

Another way we like to eat blueberries is frozen.  Only take a little out at a time since they thaw quickly and turn to mush.  When frozen they are delicious!  I eat them with a spoon because they make my fingers purple.

 
Posted by Rachel Balducci on Thursday, Jun 16, 2011 4:27 PM (EDT):

We do that too! Love popping frozen berries in my cereal.

 
Posted by Patricia on Thursday, Jun 16, 2011 6:26 PM (EDT):

Its not blueberry time just yet here in WV…but when it is, I am going to give this recipe a try!  We have a local berry farm where we pick every July, but my favorite place is picking wild blueberries in the Dolly Sods Wilderness, which looks quite like the landscape in Blueberries for Sal:  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dolly_Sods_Wilderness

 
Posted by Monica (momof2) on Thursday, Jun 16, 2011 4:23 PM (EDT):

We always pick too many blueberries and strawberries every summer and jam up my smallish freezer so I can’t fit anything else in there.  It’s easy to get carried away but if you don’t have a second freezer you have to put limit on it.

 
Posted by Carolyn A on Thursday, Jun 16, 2011 5:14 PM (EDT):

My son just got done making Patriotic Parfaits - a recipe from his Highlights Magazine. Simply layer fresh blueberries, vanilla yogurt, and sliced strawberries in a plastic cup. We’ll top with whipped cream and sprinkles! Simple, but delicious!

Our other traditional, blueberry favorite is blueberry pancakes with homemade blueberry syrup - just simmer a pint of blueberries in a little water with sugar to taste (1/2 c.). Thicken with cornstarch solution. Delicious!

 
Posted by amanda on Thursday, Jun 16, 2011 6:07 PM (EDT):

I love the Barefoot Contessa’s Blueberry Crumb Cake. http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/ina-garten/blueberry-crumb-cake-recipe/index.html. It is so moist and full of blueberries. I always get compliments when I make it for company, and my family loves it too!

 
Posted by Cin on Thursday, Jun 16, 2011 7:37 PM (EDT):

Here’s an aentire page full of traditional blueberry recipes from Canada’s Martime provinces (I grew up there):

http://personal.nbnet.nb.ca/mtrueman/

The blueberry buckle is my fav (please note a moderate oven is about 350F). I use butter instead of lard or shortening in all these recipes.

And here’s another I love, called blueberry boy bait:

http://smittenkitchen.com/2009/07/blueberry-boy-bait/

 
Posted by Gwen on Friday, Jun 17, 2011 8:25 AM (EDT):

Blueberry ice cream is so much fun. It takes me back to my childhood and picking blueberries in Alaska. It turns everyones tongues purple.

 
Posted by Jeanne G. on Friday, Jun 17, 2011 8:42 AM (EDT):

I like blueberry muffins, but my favorite thing is blueberries with real cream (not whipped) and little bit of sugar. Being from Maine, I really miss real blueberries in the summer.

 
Posted by Christy on Friday, Jun 17, 2011 1:15 PM (EDT):

I rinse them and lay them out on a cookie sheet and freeze.  Then put them in a freezer bag and it is easy to scoop out what I need for smoothies, muffins or pancakes.

 
Posted by Heidi on Friday, Jun 17, 2011 2:40 PM (EDT):

We’ve made this:  http://allrecipes.com/recipe/dannon-blueberry-coffee-cake/detail.aspx
a couple of times.  We used Stonyfield blueberry yogurt the second time and it was so good.

We also like homemade ice cream with blueberry sauce: 3 cups blueberries, 1/4 cup orange juice, 1/4 sugar and 1/4 tsp ginger in a saucepan.  Bring to a boil, lower heat and stir often until thickened 5-10 minutes.

 
Posted by Dianna Kennedy on Friday, Jun 17, 2011 3:59 PM (EDT):

We LOVE Blueberries for Sal .... Kerplink, Kerplunk!

 
Posted by Branwen on Friday, Jun 17, 2011 6:29 PM (EDT):

These are some of my absolute favorite baked goods

http://smittenkitchen.com/2008/07/blueberry-crumb-bars/

So good! (even for breakfast smile


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