A Grand Old Flag
Posted by Rachel Balducci in Family on Tuesday, June 28, 2011
As is my yearly Fourth of July custom, I am sharing with you my favorite patriotic cake—one I have made myself and can vouch for its deliciousness.
The decorating is a little labor intensive (by my standards), but your loved ones will appreciate your efforts. They will show their gratitude by devouring your hard work.
FLAG CAKE
Ingredients
18 tablespoons (2 1/4 sticks) unsalted butter at room temperature... READ MORE
Blueberry Time
Posted by Rachel Balducci in Family on Thursday, June 16, 2011
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.
Filling Buckets
Posted by Arwen Mosher in Food on Tuesday, August 03, 2010
We go apple-picking in the fall, and when I was a kid my family went cherry-picking every summer as well.
But I’d never been blueberry picking before, until last week.
Blueberries for Sal was one of my favorite books at a little girl. Do you know it? Little Sal and her mother go blueberry picking on a hill in rural Maine, and get “all mixed up” with a mother bear and her cub. It all ends well, of... READ MORE
Blueberry Days
Posted by Danielle Bean in Family on Wednesday, August 27, 2008
“I am thinking of a story right now,” Gabby said to me as we picked blueberries beneath a bright and endless sky yesterday morning.
As August days do here in New Hampshire, the day had started out cold. But now the growing strength of the nearly midday sun warmed our shoulders and coaxed us out of layers.
“What story?” I asked as I unzipped the baby’s sweatshirt and parked him in front of a loaded... READ MORE
Blueberry Bounty
Posted by Danielle Bean in Food on Thursday, July 31, 2008
Do you have blueberries? Do you have LOTS of blueberries? I haven’t yet brought my gang to pick them, but we are planning a trip next week. It usually takes us only a few minutes to pick enough to fill the freezer for many months.
Blueberries freeze easily and there’s really nothing better than a taste of summer from your freezer when the weather gets cold. To freeze, place fresh blueberries in a... READ MORE
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