Category: Berries

About Rita, Berries, Bible, Holiday Recipes, pies tarts, Strawberries

Memorial Day Memories and Church Cookbook Strawberry Pie

Today Matt Swaim/Sonrise Morning Show/  chatted about Memorial Day and its meaning. (Also mentioned St. Rita, my patron saint….). Memorial Day is an American holiday, observed on the last Monday of May, honoring the men and women who died while serving in the U.S. military. Memorial Day 2023 will occur on Monday, May 26.  Originally known as Decoration Day, it originated in the years following … Continue reading Memorial Day Memories and Church Cookbook Strawberry Pie

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About Rita, Berries, Blueberry, Bread, Pumpkin

Betty’s Blueberry Pumpkin Bread

Well, I should go into the PR business. At least that’s what I feel like I’m doing for my friend, neighbor and professional baker, Betty Howell. Now Betty has not asked me to promote her baking business, but whenever I mention something yummy of hers, like this week in my newspaper column when I showed a photo of her chicken salad with a slice of … Continue reading Betty’s Blueberry Pumpkin Bread

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About Rita, Berries, Bible, Copy cat/cloned recipes, Copycat Recipes, Dessert, Father's Day, Holiday Recipes, Strawberries

Redo Frozen Strawberry Dessert

Today Matt Swaim, Sonrise Morning Show/Sacred Heart Radio, and I chatted about Father’s Day. Now Matt has a veggie garden and shared a photo of an amazing head of broccoli. So I thought to honor him and all dads I’d share again an iconic broccoli salad from a famous department store. Also I reworked the frozen strawberry dessert I shared a week or so ago. … Continue reading Redo Frozen Strawberry Dessert

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About Rita, Berries, Uncategorized

Restaurant Quality Homemade Strawberry Pie

I t’s my fault that I didn’t have enough home grown strawberries to make a pie today. All because I allowed the little ones to pick ripe berries from my strawberry pots. Small hands discovering plump red berries among the leaves captivates their attention. They left with stained hands and happy smiles. So it was off to the grocery to buy more strawberries for this seasonal … Continue reading Restaurant Quality Homemade Strawberry Pie

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Berries, Christmas, Dessert

Restaurant Quality White Chocolate Mousse

I can’t tell you how happy I am to share a very special recipe from one of the most talented chefs on the planet. Yes, the planet. I’m talking about Bob Snead, former chef at one of Cincinnati’s 4 star restaurants, The Heritage Restaurant. It has been closed for a long time and the historic building in Plainville, Ohio is home to a popular brewery, … Continue reading Restaurant Quality White Chocolate Mousse

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About Rita, Berries, Bible, Breakfast, cereal, Fermented Drinks and Foods

Make Granola using an Ancient, yet “Trendy” Technique

Fermenting is popular these days, and a lot of what we call “functional foods” – foods good for you sans any other additions to them, like yogurt, a Biblical staple, is one of the items in this fun granola recipe. Matt Swaim, Sacred Heart Radio/Sonrise Morning Show and I chatted about these foods today and I shared what he says is a “real unusual” technique. … Continue reading Make Granola using an Ancient, yet “Trendy” Technique

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Berries, Jams, jellies, Uncategorized

Black Raspberry Jam: Summer in a Jar!

Our black raspberries are ripening so quick this year.  I have to be vigilant, though, about picking enough for jams. The competition is fierce. The birds enjoy berries and the deer, well, they’re greedy. They munch the leaves and tender stems along with the berries.  After 2 days of picking, I finally have enough for jam. A labor of love. Homemade fruit jams capture summer … Continue reading Black Raspberry Jam: Summer in a Jar!

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About Rita, Berries, Cobblers

Blackberry Cobblettes

A few years ago I planted thornless blackberry vines. We love blackberries, but boy oh boy are those thorns mean. Thus the reason for planting thornless blackberries. Anyway, those vines never did produce berries, so I dug them up and planted them on the hillside bordering our property along the East Fork River. I thought they would be good to keep the hillside stable. Well, … Continue reading Blackberry Cobblettes

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About Rita, Berries, Bible, Cakes, cookies, pastries, Uncategorized

Blackberry Buckle

Chatting with Matt Swaim of Sonrise Morning Show/Sacred Heart Radio today, the subject was berries/brambles. Blackberries were growing wild during Bible days but they weren’t the plump, thornless kind you can have today. Smaller, thornier but worth it. Here’s a buckle recipe that we like very much. Now some buckles mix some of the fruit and batter together. This one doesn’t but the topping does … Continue reading Blackberry Buckle

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Berries, Ethnic foods, Gardening, Health Remedies, Nature/Trees/Plants, Uncategorized

Discovering Spice Bush on a Springtime Walk

Ron Wilson Plant of the Week – Spice Bush Mar 18, 2021 Yesterday I was walking along our old country road when I spied something very yellow, sort of fuzzy and delicate looking. It was spicebush! Wow! I have one growing in my herb garden, but have never seen them in the woods here. That’s because I wasn’t looking during the right season. And now … Continue reading Discovering Spice Bush on a Springtime Walk

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