Lemon Blueberry Cheesecake Bars For National Blueberry Month

Before National Blueberry Month ends, our weekend baking projects include this recipe for Lemon Blueberry Cheesecake Bars, sent to us by Fruits From Chile. What Americans call bars are a type of cookie. Bar cookies, which include such popular varieties as brownies, lemon bars, and oatmeal bars, do have a dense cake-like consistency. So why…
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Chicken Blueberry Sliders Recipe For National Blueberry Month

How about some Chicken Blueberry Sliders with blueberry corn salsa? July is National Blueberry Month (July 8th is National Blueberry Day). Before the month ends, make a bunch of blueberry recipes. You can start with a blueberry pie or cobbler, of course, but also consider adding the little blue gems to other recipes. Consider these…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Fruit In A Green Salad

Enjoy the summer’s fruit bounty straight, in fruit salads, yogurt, pies, ice cream, smoothies and … green salad. Strawberries or watermelon salad plus greens and feta or goat cheese are time-honored additions to a green salad. But you can create your own recipe. For a July 4th salad, how about a red, white and blue…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Baked Oatmeal With Blueberries & Almonds

Last year we published a recipe for baked oatmeal with strawberries. It was a big hit. Here’s a baked oatmeal dish with a different flavor profile: blueberry and almond, courtesy of the London-based blog, Pip & Little Blue. You’ll find many other delicious recipes on the website. “Pip” created this recipe to be heart-healthy, child-friendly…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Defrosting Frozen Berries

Don’t turn your nose up at frozen berries. They can be sweeter than imported, out-of-season berries. Photo courtesy Wyman’s.   Some people turn up their noses at the thought of frozen berries. But they’re convenient year-round and in the off season, they’re economical and can be sweeter, too. Picked at the peak of ripeness and…
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