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More Sweet Summer: Super Strawberry Shortcake

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  It’s already mid-August, and I can’t let summer slip away without some strawberry shortcake. We’re on a serious strawberry spree over here, so it’s no surprise that this dessert has finally made an appearance on our table. My husband is the big biscuit-maker in the household, and every time he makes a batch for dinner […]...

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Olallieberries and Shortcake

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Olallieberry is just such a fun word to say. Their rarity and relatively short season also mean there are few chances to utter the word. So when it gets to around this time of year, Mike and I take great delight in saying to each other, “Do you think the olallieberries are in season yet?” […]...

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