There’s just something about taking a spoon and digging into a jar that makes this dessert extra sweet! What’s even better about this dessert is that it’s surprisingly easy to make. You can be extremely creative, by adding fun multi-colored layers or different fillings or frostings! Or keep it super simple, and use a...
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This recipe for Raspberry White Chocolate Mousse is a great way to put your preserves in action. Even though this recipe calls for raspberry jam, you could use other jams. If you have a jam that didn’t set quite as firm as you hoped, (yep, that happens to all of us) this recipe is...
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Peppermint extract is great for baking. It works well if you want to make a delicious peppermint bark, a cake, or even a brownie with a little mint flavor. Recently, we were doing some holiday baking and we took a look at the ingredients in our store bought peppermint extract, and it got us...
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We’ve got two “cool” drink ideas for those hot summer days! It is super easy to make the Patriotic Layered Drink and Cranberry Fizz. Your guests will be impressed (even though there’s nothing to it)! These recipes were originally created by Yesterday on Tuesday! Patriotic Layered Drink We used our Handled Mason Jar...
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Put your preserves to work and make a mouthwatering sweetheart dessert that’s perfect for Valentine’s Day! Print Sweetheart Pies Ingredients Pie crust Pie filling Jars (we used 4oz jars) Instructions Simply make a pie crust and cut out circles to fit the bottom of your jar. You can use a biscuit cutter or a...
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It’s officially holiday gifting season and we are crushing on these adorable DIY Mason Jar Cookie Kits from CanningCrafts. Who wouldn’t love to gift or get these adorably festive Cookie Mason Jars? Perfect for teachers, friends, and anyone on your list who loves cookies! Not to mention the fun you’ll have putting the kits...
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If you’re a couple of years into your herb garden, you’ve likely realized that there are some herbs that you just can’t keep up with. Some of them – like our Thyme, Oregano and Savory – faired very well over the winter, had expanded their growth area and were bursting with new growth. I...
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Strawberries were so plentiful and delicious this year that I found myself arriving home with flats of those glorious berries several times. We enjoyed strawberry shortcake for bedtime snacks, for breakfast, sometimes as an actual dessert and of course, a good amount of strawberry jam was put away for another season! We had some quartered berries...
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