Freezing Berries

Even though my berry plants are only 2 years old, they have produced very well! We have had several freezes and 2 light dustings of snow, and my raspberries and strawberries are continuing to produce fruit!  They have slowed down considerably, but the fruit still trickles in. My blackberries, blueberries and gooseberries have behaved properly [...]

Square Foot Garden Update

I wanted to have this post up early this morning, but I became engaged in another Battle of the Bugs in my squash beds. I was the victor in this battle, but the war continues… Our unusually hot, dry summer was frying my poor Everbearing Strawberries; the berries were just shriveling up on the stem. [...]

Strawberry Spinach Salad with Fresh Raspberry Vinaigrette

Strawberry Spinach Salad

This is one of my favorite salads. I enjoy it alone for lunch or as a side dish for dinner. It is also very easy to make. I have included a recipe for Fresh Raspberry Vinaigrette, but I won’t tell anybody if you decide to go with a bottled dressing. Save Print Strawberry Spinach Salad [...]

Strawberry Cream Pie

This pie is my daughter’s specialty. We frequently ask her to make it for us. We feel a little less guilty about eating pie when it is filled with fresh strawberries. She adapted her Strawberry Cream Pie from a recipe she found in the June/July 2007 Taste of Home Magazine. Save Print Strawberry Cream Pie [...]