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4th of July Dessert: Creme Filled Strawberries

Fourth of July Crème Filled Strawberries ~ Get patriotic with these adult easy red, white and blue dessert for your 4th of July barbeque or picnic. These vodka infused whip cream strawberries are the perfect way to enjoy a cocktail dessert!

4th of July Creme-Filled-Strawberries Red white and blue dessert — 4th of July Creme Filled Strawberries

I have been tasked with bringing fruit for 4^th of July. Matt suggested I keep it easy, to quote him, “Just chop and block some fruit and throw it in a bowl”. I could, but what fun is that. Besides you all know my thing for all things pretty.

While this is not as fast as “chopping and blocking”, it comes pretty darn close.

No recipe just a few notes for this fast and easy dessert.

A few notes:

Hull your strawberries and cut the bottom tips for a flat edge.
Add two tablespoons of vodka to every cup of whip cream.
Fill hulled strawberries with whip cream. I cheated and actually used Reddi Whip. Martha would be so ashamed (sorry Ms. M, I ran out of time). On the flip side Sandra Lee would embrace me.
Toss the blueberries in an apricot sauce. Uh, cheated again- I nuked apricot preserves in the microwave.
Top crème filled strawberries with blueberries.
Of course for an alochol free version omit the vodka.

Oreo Cookies and Cream No-Bake Cheesecake

Oreo Cookies and Cream No-Bake Cheesecake ~ An adult dessert gets some kid lov’n with an Oreo crush.

What kid doesn’t love Oreos, right? But not every kid likes cheesecake. Please tell me I am not the only one that acquired a taste for cheesecake through the years.

In fact, I think my first bite of cheesecake was at a Cheesecake Factory when I was in high school. But maybe that had more to do with my parents being very strict, old world Asians. They convinced my siblings and me that American restaurants were for Americans, along with other weird ideas like makeup was to be worn when I was 30-something and boyfriends were had after college graduation. And by that I mean after I became a doctor.

Yeah, so much for parental influence. I’ve entered Willy Wonka’s world and I never want to leave.

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Strawberry Bread

Strawberry Bread ~ Breakfast just got better with some sweet buttermilk and fresh organic strawberries.

Creative in concept, simple in execution-I wish I had thought of this Strawberry Bread recipe myself. I am admittedly besotted with it. I made this for the first time the other week and two days later made it once more and have been enjoying it with my morning coffee for the last few days.

I love the taste of buttermilk and in this recipe it leaves behind a subtle hint of its presence in the flavor while helping to bind the texture into a tight moist crumb. Releasing bits of juicy sweetness, the strawberries take on a gusher like quality with every bite to tie everything together. Continue reading Strawberry Bread