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Strawberry Crisp

I love to try and make a “crisp” out of just about anything!  So, since we had all those yummy strawberries we picked just sitting in the freezer taunting me saying, “Essssssssther!  Cook me!”  I decided to throw them into a dish and well, COOK them!  Now would probably be a good time to tell you to put down the phone.  Do not call the insane asylum.  I do not hear voices, especially food with voices telling me what to do.  (I’m making it worse, aren’t I? ) 

We should probably move on.

Here is what I did:

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‘Tis the Season for Strawberry Pickin!

I love this time of the year here in the South!

IT’S STRAWBERRY SEASON!

I remember when I was little.  My mother would be a little embarrassed walking up to the make shift counter there in the field to pay for our stawberries.  Our buckets would be full, but so were the bellies of her three little mischevious children and the guilty evidence would be stained all over our faces for the world to see.  The elderly man at the counter would just give us each a wink and off we would run to the car, laughing the whole way.

Now, I get to start that tradition with my own children.

We went a few weeks ago and picked a TON of them!

Here are a few pics from when we went.

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Looking Back

Today was the last day of school for my two little girls and that got me thinking.

Most usually reflect on the previous year around New Year’s.   However,  since it is me, and since I do most things backwards, and since it is the end of the school year, I thought I would do my looking back now.

While I was doing this,  I started to walk into the kitchen (to get a snack no doubt) and passed one of my favorite pieces of wall art I have on my wall.

(*Sidenote:  I got this for a steal at Homegoods for $39.99 and even though they no longer have anymore at the store near me, I have seen smaller versions at Bed Bath & Beyond). › Continue reading

Hamburger Soup

It has been raining A LOT here lately, which makes my grass very happy.  Myself on the other hand, can think of only one thing when it rains……  SOUP!

Not exactly sure why it is I do this.  Maybe because that is what my mom used to do or maybe because I just want it.

Either way, I’m fixing it!  Here is a great recipe, that happens to be kid approved.

My kids like to call it Hamburger Soup, which is basically a glorified way of saying vegetable soup with ground beef.

You basically just throw a bunch of stuff into a pot and let it simmer.  Wait!  I guess that is what you generally do with soup.  Oh well.

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