On a hot summer day, a cold glass of lemonade is one of the most refreshing drinks one can ask for. To mix things up, I sometimes make a fruit syrup with fresh fruit and honey — and to take it up another notch,…
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Author Archive | Rachel VanDuzer
Gluten-free Sweet Cherry Crisp
Cherry pie has long been my favorite pie, but sometimes making a cherry crisp is just so much easier! Plus, when you pick your own sweet cherries, sometimes it’s easy to go overboard with how many you pick. Who can blame you? They are…
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Frutti di Bosco Gelato – An Italian Ice Cream Specialty
A few years ago when on vacation in Italy, we discovered frutti di bosco gelato, a delicious Italian ice cream made with fresh berries and cherries. This quickly became my favorite gelato flavor– one I would look for every time we decided we needed…
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Dairy-Free Strawberry Shortcake
“Do you have any allergies?” It’s the question you know you have to ask any guests before they come over, but sometimes, when the answer is yes, it’s tough to come up with recipes that work well for everyone while accommodating allergies. I often…
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Lightened Up Creamy Italian Salad
Years ago, my sisters-in-law and mother-in-law and I used to meet up every so often for lunch at the Olive Garden, including their delicious unlimited salad, bread sticks and soups. That salad is so delicious that it stands out in my memory. I often…
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Farm Fresh Apple Cider Paired with Sausage & Polenta
Having access to farm fresh apple cider is something I took for granted growing up around the corner from Weaver’s Orchard. As soon as the first cool snap of fall air would arrive, my mom would pick up some fresh apple cider from the…
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Gluten-Free Apple Cranberry Flapjacks (Oat Bars)
British flapjacks are a gluten-free oat bar (much like a granola bar) traditionally made with just oats, fresh or dried fruit, butter, brown sugar and syrup (golden or maple). This recipe calls for oats, nuts, dried apples and cranberries, applesauce and maple syrup. Find…
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Peaches and Cream Crepes
When peaches are in season, there’s few things I crave more than peaches and cream in various forms: peaches and plain yogurt with a dash of vanilla or a sprinkling of vanilla granola, peaches on cereal with milk, peaches and ice cream and just…
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Raspberry Lemonade Virgin Margarita
During the recent heatwave, some friends were commenting on Facebook about how they notice they get headaches more frequently during the heat. I also experience this, so I was interested to see the remedies people suggested. One person mentioned that heat headaches can be…
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Cherry Mascarpone “Tiramisu”
When cherry season rolls around, I can’t help but stock my freezer with delicious hand-picked cherries to enjoy all year long. I’ll use them in recipes like this simple cherry sorbet, or mixed with raspberries or strawberries in a berry pie, or in one…
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