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Fresh berries on homemade poundcake. This is why I grow berries.

I'm making the Caesar-style tortellini with pork today. I still use the card instead of pulling the recipe up on the Publix site.

It's been a good season for my blueberries. We pick berries every morning and snack on them all day long. If I have enough berries at the end of the day, I'll make a batch of muffins before bed so they are ready for breakfast.

I found this tucked in a old cookbook. If Pyrex was selling for $1.39, it must be old.

Found at my store this morning.

I like to stitch TV and movie characters while I am binge watching. In some cases, there aren't any patterns out there, so I've started designing my own characters. I'm pretty proud of the Letterkenny characters I designed for my rewatch of the show. Most of the mistakes I made were due to modifying the pattern while stitching. I only do these projects for my own enjoyment (and to keep me from snacking) so I'm fine if it's not perfect. I use Stitch Fiddle when designing my own patterns.

I had a crazy urge to make baked beans from scratch. They taste amazing! After reading the comments on several recipes, getting the beans to be fully cooked can be tricky. I soaked and parboiled the beans before putting them in the slow cooker and it worked. Now that I know how easy it is, I will probably play around with the ingredients. But here’s what I did for this batch of beans:

1 lb dry navy beans
12 oz chili sauce
1 large onion, chopped
¼ lb bacon, cooked and crumbled
1 cup brown sugar
½ cup molasses
¼ cup maple syrup
2 cups water
1 Tbsp dry mustard
1 Tbsp salt
½ tsp black pepper
1 tsp smoked paprika

Soak beans with plenty of water for 12 hours. Drain and rinse. Place beans with enough water to cover in a pot and bring to a boil. Cook for 10 minutes, drain. Place beans in slow cooker. Add remaining ingredients and stir well. Cook on high for 9-10 hours. Add more water if needed.

It looks to be a good year for my blueberries. I've picked (and eaten) three pints so far.

I would have had a full bowl but I had to do extensive quality control.

I found this gem tucked in one of my aunt's old cookbooks.

I found this on the back of a recipe my aunt cut out of the paper and tucked into a cookbook. I packed a lunch every day, so I never had any of these tasty delights.

My husband insists he didn't help them. ❤️ Happy Mother's Day!

The add-ons made this box a good one. I got the pineapple trays specifically for Jell-o shots.

I love taking close-ups of my blueberries as they are developing to see all the little details. I have several blueberry bushes that are about 15 years old. They produce enough berries every year to keep me and the birds happy.

I had some leftover pie dough that wouldn't fit a pie pan. It was enough to make a small mixed berry galette. It was so good served warm with vanilla ice cream.

I am more excited about the spring clearance items I scored than I am my summer box. I had a 10% scratcher plus about $10 in credit, so I got all this for $100.31.