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Hidden Treasures ‘Pick Your Own’
I titled this first of several posts “hidden treasures” because they are every where, you just have to seek them out. I discovered this hidden treasure close to where I live. It is a “pick your own” blueberry farm. You may think that “pick your own” doesn’t sound like a treasure but I really enjoy the experience of it. Mary Mac Berry Farm doesn’t spray their bushes so you can eat while you pick. Part of the treasure is the blueberries cost $1.50 per pound, yes per pound.
Peanut Butter Pie
Spring is here so break out the Peanut Butter Pie. What can be better than a cool piece of rich and yet delicately sweet peanut butter pie resting in a chocolate cookie crust. It is soothing on a warm spring day. It gets your taste buds going and yet satisfies them at the same time.
Don’t pass on this Southern Delight just because you think it is full of calories. My Peanut Butter Pie Recipe is loaded with flavor and light on the sugar and calories. I used Jiff reduced fat peanut butter, reduced fat Philadelphia Cream Cheese and Sugar Free Kraft Cool Whip. You can even take it a step further and make your own crust with sugar free Oreo Cookies.
My darling husband prefers not to know these healthful details. He just wants to eat it and think every bite is not good for him. You won’t be compromising taste, only Lbs. Let me know what you think!!
Good Habits are Easy to Grow
It is a good habit to cook and experiment with fresh herbs. When I am trying a recipe and it calls for a fresh herb, I love having it within reach. I have come to find that I usually like recipes with many of the same fresh herbs so I like to have my own home grown herb garden. Herbs are actually easy and fun to grow. You can buy herbs ready for transplanting in the spring like the rest of the vegetables. You can even buy kits and grow them inside during the winter. I was given a herb garden for Christmas so started it before spring to get a head start. Don’t wait for your grocery shopping day to make a recipe. Have what you need right in your very own garden.
Some recipes call for dried herbs for a reason which is usually so the herb or seasoning doesn’t steal all the flavor, but complement. More times than not, when something calls for a fresh herb, it is because that is what will make it magnifico! I like to make my own marinara to have at any given time and it always taste better after the seasoning has married. Try this Homemade Marinara Recipe with fresh parsely. Let me know what you think and good luck on the good habit of growing your very own herb garden.