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Make Carbonated Fruit!

Have you tried carbonated fruit? I love it! It tastes like a fruity soft drink in each bite! Such a surprise. It's a lot of fun. Everyone wants to try them! Here's how to make them. CARBONATED FRUIT Buy 1 pound of dry ice. Wash and dry fruit. Mix fruit into dry ice. Cover tightly with plastic wrap.  Place in a cheap cooler … [Read more...]

Watermelon Fruit Cake, Watermelon Salad, and Watermelon Drinks: Fresh Summer Treats!

What is the latest creative way to serve watermelon? Watermelon "cakes" are becoming very popular for birthday parties. Fruit instead of cake is healthier and so yummy. A watermelon cake is easy to make. Just cut off the ends of the watermelon leaving a middle section the height of the cake. Then turn this middle section on one flat side and cut … [Read more...]

10 Stay Cool Tips for Hot Days

It's Summer! I do love summer, but some days are just too hot. Here are some ways I've found that really work to keep you cool on those days. (If these don't work, you can always wear a wet t-shirt and stand in front of a fan!) 1. Run your ceiling fan the right way: counterclockwise. That's the opposite of the wintertime direction. Be sure your … [Read more...]

Fresh Fruity Drinks: Easy Summer Treats

Ah, Summer! I'm thinking of cooling, fresh drinks for the very welcome warm weather! I love the beautiful and fresh addition of fruit. It's a luxury touch that doesn't cost much. Fresh Summer Drinks Make these fresh fruity summer drinks for you and your friends. You can easily make them non-alcoholic too. All of these … [Read more...]

Awesome Puffy Oven Pancake with Fresh Fruit

What is the easiest, cheapest, most impressive brunch dish ever?  And delicious? Gorgeous Oven Pancake! It's a kind of a cross between a crepe and a pancake, but much easier to make than either. It has been a standby of cooks in various countries, called various names like Pannekaken, Dutch Baby, or even Hootenanny Pancake. We first … [Read more...]

No-Fail Fruit Stain Remover and Other Stain Removal Tricks

I'm hoisting this from the archives because summer fruit stains are upon us.  Literally.It's summer time and all the light colored fabrics we're wearing are just magnets for watermelon, blueberries, cherries, and strawberries! So it's important to know how to get rid of stains. Here is my mother-in-law's no-fail method to get rid of stains from … [Read more...]

Sugared Fruit: Easy Classy Centerpiece

What is classier than sugared fruit in a pretty bowl?  Fruit is so welcome this time of year, but adding a frost of sugar makes them even more tempting.  These are not the sugarplums of 'Twas the Night Before Christmas, but they are gorgeous nonetheless. I like that this recipe does not use egg white for the sticking agent as you see in many … [Read more...]

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