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Summer Berry Salad with Limoncello

By Inger Jun 28, 2025 Fruits & Vegetables, Salads 4 Comments

With mixed fresh berries, accented by tart lemon & a hint of boozy limoncello, this Summer Berry Salad is a perfect dessert or side.

Recently, I was looking for some light new recipes. And book club came through again. What would I do without these talented ladies!

At our monthly meeting our hostess served a lovely Fresh Berry Salad with Limoncello. Similar to my simple macerated fruit salad, the one was made exclusively with berries plus an accent of lemon—boozy if you’d like. Yum!

It was hugely popular on book club night and an equally big hit for family dinner! ‘Cause who could resist a medley of glorious summer berries accented with mint and lemon!

This Summer Berry Salad works as a tasty light fruit dessert or side and would also be welcome for a brunch or summer potluck. And with the brilliant reds and blues, this would be perfect for your July 4^th menu as well. Read more

Strawberry Rhubarb Galette

By Inger Jun 26, 2025 Desserts & Snacks 2 Comments

Sweet, tart, and fruity with a crunchy crust, Strawberry Rhubarb Galette is a tasty summer dessert. And it’s “easier than pie”! Make it while you can!

Have you had your share of strawberry rhubarb desserts this year? Well, I think there’s always room for more. Especially if it’s super easy like this Strawberry Rhubarb Galette. (Check out my Strawberry Rhubarb Crumble Pie for the next easiest!)

If you’re not familiar with a galette, it’s kind of like a freeform small pie. Per Wikipedia a fruit galette “resembles a type of single crust, free-form pie with a fruit filling and the crust folded partway over the top of the filling.”

And this provides some distinct advantages!

First, since it’s freeform, it’s easier to pull together than pie—no fitting into a pie pan or crimping crust edges. Then since it’s smaller than a pie, dieters (or small households) can eat it up (my husband and I finished this within 24 hours–shhh).

Finally, since this has the same ingredients as a Strawberry Rhubarb pie, it delivers the same tasty flavor and fun! Read more

4 Ingredient Strawberry Rhubarb Smoothie

By Inger Jun 14, 2025 Beverages 9 Comments

This Strawberry Rhubarb Smoothie is creamy, fruity, and refreshingly sweet/tart. And as close as you’ll get to a fruit crisp without heating up the kitchen!

Is there any food more symbolic of long winter’s passing than rhubarb? That’s because, weeks before other edible plants, its graceful stalks conspire to push their way up toward the sun. Almost like they’re saying Here I Come, Spring!

And happily, rhubarb then sticks around for a month or two (or more) to make sure you’ve had every opportunity to partake in its bounty! What a generous plant! (See my Rhubarb Growing Tips if you’d like to add some to your garden!)

Now while this Strawberry Rhubarb Smoothie isn’t as glamorous as my Strawberry Rhubarb Crumble Pie or as folksy as my Strawberry Rhubarb Shrub, it makes up with it’s simple preparation, lovely tart sweet flavor and healthful ingredients.

How can you argue with a combo like that! Read more

Tropical Blue Hawaii Cocktail

By Inger Jun 12, 2025 Beverages, Summer 9 Comments

With the beautiful blue color of a tropical sky, this Blue Hawaii Cocktail is tasty, refreshing and a perfect summer drink.

I can’t remember where it was, but the family was sitting on a restaurant patio, drinking tropical cocktails. My daughter ordered something called a Blue Hawaii, and everyone was awestruck by the color. It tasted good too!

The menu told me that the drink owed its brilliance to Blue Curacao, an orange flavored liqueur. Tasting of bitter orange (similar to Triple Sec), it hails from the island of Curacao and comes in additional colors including red, green and orange. Just for fun!

The addition of rum, vodka and pineapple juice complete the vibe to create a fun tropical cocktail.

Cause who’s ready to celebrate summer! Read more

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