Canning: Homemade Strawberry Jam

Toward the end of last year, I made Strawberry Freezer Jam. While I love strawberry freezer jam, my lack of a huge freezer makes it hard to make large batches for food storage. This year, I decided to can my strawberry jam instead. I was a bit terrified, not being an expert canner, but I…

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Strawberry Freezer Jam

Canning scares me! ut because I like the idea of being domestic, and I like strawberry jam, I make strawberry freezer jam and store it in ball canning bottles, so it looks like I’m canning something. Win!

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Whoopie Pies: Part 3 – Oatmeal Whoopie Pies

We have yet again; another delicious whoopie pie. I’m a bit torn on this one though. To me, a whoopie pie can be puffy or flat, but it has to be cakey. This one is not at all cakey. It is a delicious, moist, chewy oatmeal cookie and one of the best sandwich cookies I’ve…

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Whoopie Pies: Part One

I love whoopie pies. They are similar in taste to a cupcake, but with more frosting. What could be better than that?! For those of you who are unfamiliar with whoopie pies, they are two cookies sandwiched together with frosting. But what makes them so good, is they are made with cakey cookies so it…

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Strawberry Glaze

Here is a recipe for an amazing strawberry glaze. Ingredients: I batch cream cheese frosting 2 C strawberries Directions: Puree the strawberries and place them in a strainer to drain a bit off the juice. Make your favorite cream cheese frosting. Whip pureed strawberries into cream cheese frosting. Refrigerate I drizzled this over almond cupcakes…

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