Strawberry (or Peach or Blueberry) Ice Cream (without an ice cream maker!)

ice cream

Since I had peaches, I decided to try the peach version of this ice cream recipe from Simply in Season. Best of all, there is no ice cream maker needed! Read on to learn how to make ice cream without an ice cream maker.

Blueberry Raspberry Jam

jam

DH doesn’t like jam, but this recipe was in Simply in Season so I had to make it. I’m glad I did! Blueberry Raspberry Jam is summer in a jar.

Blueberry and Corn Skillet Bread

skilletslice

Use fresh or frozen blueberries for this breakfast treat.

Whole Wheat Peach (or Blueberry) Kuchen

kuchen

Use blueberries or peaches for this unique pie!

Blueberry Peach Delight

peach

This was a huge hit at our cookout!

Whole Wheat Waffles with Blueberry Sauce

waffle

Ever have one of those mornings? As in, you wake up to make your DH waffles, but then realize that you don’t have any buttermilk. So you look on the internet and Joy the Baker comes to the rescue, suggesting lemon juice and milk as a substitute. So you add 1 T lemon juice per cup [...]

Blueberry Bread

bbbread

Update 6/2: Now that strawberry season is upon us, why not go berry picking with the kids? Then have fun making yummy desserts and breads. I recently discovered a couple of sources for locally grown, frozen fruit. When I first started learning about the benefits of eating local, I thought that for sure I’d have [...]

(Four Fruit) Apple Crisp

This is another very versatile recipe from Simply in Season. While it suggests using 4 fruits, you can use one or more or any combination you want. Basically it needs to equal 6 cups. For this version, I used apples and raisins. Put the fruit in a pie plate, and then put the topping–you guessed [...]

Berry Muffins

Another great recipe from Simply in Season. This is extremely versatile! The basic recipe is as follows: Dry ingredients: 1 1/2 C whole wheat flour, 1 C rolled oats (alternatively you can skip the rolled oats and instead add 1/2 C additional wheat flour and 1/2 C raw wheat germ. OR use an additional 3/4 [...]

Blueberry Coffee Cake

bbcoffeecake

Ah, the blueberry. Full of antioxidants. Grown right here in Michigan! In fact, Michigan leads the nation in blueberry production, producing 32 percent of the blueberries eaten in the U.S. In 1998, the state produced 49 million pounds of the small, round berry. Check out www.michiganblueberries.com for more fun blueberry facts. I purchased some blueberries [...]