A fresh homemade strawberry jam! Preserving summers bounty for later! Strawberries are one of my favourite things about summer and what better way to enjoy them than to make a homemade strawberry jam! This recipe is a standard jam recipe with strawberries, sugar and pectin (which helps thicken the jam) where everything is hard boiled...

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A quick and easy strawberry bread filled with plenty of strawberries and topped with a fresh strawberry glaze. The fresh local strawberries are everywhere and I couldn’t resist making my favourite fresh strawberry quick bread! (Taking the opportunity to update to photos of course!) This is a really easy to make quick bread where the...

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A light, fresh and summery Berry Salad with Honey and Lemon Yogurt Dressing in a honey and lemon yogurt dressing! Berries have to be one of the best ways to enjoy summer and this berry salad is so easy to make! Strawberries, raspberries, blackberries and blueberries are combined with a honey and lemon yogurt dressing...

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A fresh and bright summer strawberry guacamole! I am a huge fan of avocados and one of my favourite ways to enjoy them in in guacamole! At it’s base guacamole is mashed avocados seasoned with a balance of salt and lime juice to which I like to add jalapeno, onion and cilantro. I sometimes like...

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A fresh homemade strawberry jam with a hit of jalapeno heat! One of my favourite things about summer is fresh strawberries! I enjoy eating them by the bowl full and using them in tasty recipes and the one that I make every summer is strawberry jam! Using fresh strawberries to make your own jam is...

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Sweet and tart strawberry lemonade bars with large chunks of strawberries! Lemonade is a classic refreshment for hot summer days and adding fresh summer strawberries makes things even better! One day I was thinking about lemon bars while sipping on strawberry basil lemonade and I had to try combining the two to make strawberry lemonade...

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Pan seared chicken in a balsamic maple-dijon strawberry sauce with fresh summer strawberries and basil all cover in melted brie cheese! Strawberries are one of the first bounties of summer produce and I enjoy devouring them fresh and in sweet treats by the truck load but they are also fun to use in savoury dishes...

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Al light and summer-y fresh strawberry New York style cheesecake! With all of the fresh strawberries around it was only a matter of time before I started thinking about using them to make some sweet treats and first on my mind was a strawberry cheesecake! Although a fresh, unbaked, strawberry cheesecake is always nice I...

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A fresh homemade strawberry jam with a hint of basil! One of my favourite things of summer is strawberries and there’s little better than a fresh homemade jar of strawberry jam; well, unless it’s a strawberry basil jam! Strawberry jam is amazing all by itself but I also enjoy adding flavours like a hint of...

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A fresh and summer strawberry salad with avocado, bacon and crispy fried goat cheese with a honey lemon dijon dressing with poppy seeds! On warm summer days I often appreciate a nice light meal, like a salad for dinner sort of meal, and this strawberry and avocado chicken salad with crispy fried goat cheese and...

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