Desserts, Sweet Snacks

Blueberry Cheesecake Pie

Remember a few weeks ago, I made Mixed Berry Cheesecake Crumble Bars? The recipe that took me about 5 attempts to make because there seemed to be “something” wrong with it each time? Well, this recipe for Blueberry Cheesecake Pie is actually nearly identical to that one with the obvious exceptions that that one was made with a multitude of berries and this one only with blueberries (yes, the Maine kind!) and that on was cut to squares whereas this one will be cut to pie. Same actual recipe though (meaning, same ingredients except the berries, at the same volume, prepared the same way and for the same amount of time. I’ll have to see if this works with cherries or cranberries too, but for now enjoy the blueberry one!

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Breads, Breakfast/Brunch, Desserts, Sweet Snacks

Quick and Simple Blueberry Almond Cake

It’s Blueberry Season! I know, many of you might say that it is almost always blueberry season, but for me, “real” blueberries — the sweet, tart, bursting with flavor despite only being a 1/4 of an inch big, one that you rake from the barrens in Maine — are the only blueberries that count. If you make this blueberry cake, seek out the little gems and if you can’t find the real Maine wild blueberries fresh, go for the frozen ones (Wymans are great) but avoid fresh cultivated ones that are about the size of grapes because they sink to the bottom of your loaf cake and make a mess.

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Appetizers/Starters, Savory Snacks

Cajun Deviled Duck Eggs with Crispy Onions and Bacon Bits

And now for something completely different. I ended up with a half dozen farm fresh duck eggs from a farm stand. They were out of chicken eggs, but I decided I still wanted to experiment, so I ended up with these gargantuan eggs. Here’s a secret though: they are just like the chicken variety only bigger, so if you’re going to make these and don’t want to deal with the ducking part, just use 6 chicken eggs and do the rest of the recipe the same. They are big and delicious and a great appetizer, though you’ll only need one for a snack.

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Breakfast/Brunch, Sweet Snacks

Apricot Cardamom Muffins

Here is another simple and quick muffin recipe. Pretty much all my standard muffin recipes follow the same format, and you can swap out the berries or the fruit (or the chocolate chips of whatever). They are ready, start to finish, in under an hour and this time, I had almost overly ripe apricots, so I went with that as my “mix-in” option. Easy to have ready on the breakfast table.

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Desserts, Sweet Snacks

Red Velvet and Vanilla Marbled Cupcakes, Double Vanilla Cream Cheese Frosting

It’s about once per year that I make something “Red Velvet-y”. OK, maybe twice per year. That usually coincides with my best friend’s birthday, because she is crazy for red velvet anything. This year, I went with Red Velvet and Vanilla Marbled Cupcakes, Double Vanilla Frosting with festive sprinkles. Recipe makes a ton of cupcakes (like 25 or so) so if you need to feed a crowd, here you go!

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