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top down view into a jar of orange-red colored homemade strawberry-nectarine-apricot jam.

30-Minute Strawberry-Apricot-Nectarine Jam (Without Pectin)

If you love strawberry jam as much as we do and are just getting into learning how to make homemade jam, this unique fresh summer fruit jam recipe is for you! This isn’t just any strawberry preserves recipe, it also includes nectarines and fresh apricots to give it an almost […]

a spoon full of homemade strawberry jam being taken out of the widemouth mason Ball jar

Easy 30-Minute No-Pectin Strawberry Jam (With Video)

This quick and easy homemade strawberry jam recipe (aka strawberry freezer jam) is delicious! It tastes as good slathered toast as it does drizzled over ice cream or used as a strawberry cheesecake topping. And it’s what I use to make one of our all-time favorite strawberry desserts –this Italian […]

crispy flaky golden brown strawberry-rhubarb fried pies sprinkled with homemade strawberry sugar

Crispy + Flaky Southern Strawberry-Rhubarb Fried Pies (Best Ever Hand Pies)

This is our all-time family favorite fried pie dough filled with delicious homemade strawberry-rhubarb pie filling.  If you enjoyed our Southern Fried Cherry Pies, we think you’re going to really love this version too♡.  Fried to perfection, this light and flaky buttermilk pastry dough is filled with a classic pairing […]

a glass Weck tulip jar filled with strawberry blood orange sauce on a pink and gold vintage venetian wooden tray with the lime green mini cypress trees behind it

15-Minute Easy Homemade Strawberry-Blood Orange Sauce

This easy homemade strawberry-blood orange sauce is a super tasty way to top all your favorite cheesecakes, pancakes, french toast, strawberry shortcake scones, and ice cream sundaes. Avoid buying storebought syrups or sauces which can be full of preservatives and loaded with sugar because all you need is fresh (or […]

The Zio Renato in a Reidel water glass with a garnish of lime, blood orange, pineapple, and strawberry with strawberry sugar rimming the glass and coconut pieces floating on top of the orange-coral colored cocktail with the pineapple top and glass liquor bottles in the background

Renato Rum Cocktail (Rum + Aurum Cocktail)

This Rum and Aurum Liqueur cocktail is light, fruity, not too sweet, and is perfect for any pre-summer celebrations (even Easter or Mother’s Day Brunch). Sweet pineapple, Tarocco blood oranges, strawberries, lime, and crunchy freeze-dried coconut chips make a delicious fruit punch juice base for this cocktail.  Add a little […]

bellinis in prosecco glasses with bottles of prosecco and fruit around the feet of the glasses

Arcobaleno Bellini (Rainbow Bellini Cocktail)

If you need a new weekend brunch cocktail, something special for an anniversary toast, or to help revive girls’ night this fruity Rainbow Bellini recipe is as tasty as it is pretty. All you need is a little fresh fruit and a decent bottle of bubbly and you have yourself […]

Homemade strawberry coulis in my old Brooklyn Kitchen

30-Minute Strawberry Coulis (Professional Strawberry Sauce)

Make this easy homemade strawberry sauce to top your favorite cheesecakes, pancakes, french toast, or add it to cocktails or make pink lemonade. I’ve been making this homemade strawberry coulis for the better part of 20 years. And it’s the only strawberry sauce you’ll ever need. Don’t waste your money […]

small Weck Jar with beautifully dark berry sauce in it

10-Minute Homemade Berry (Licious) Sauce

Make this sweet homemade berry sauce to top your favorite cheesecake, pancakes, meringues, or even yogurt. Don’t waste your money on storebought syrups or sauces that are filled with unnecessary stuff. All you need is frozen or fresh berries, lemon juice, and sugar. The best part — this sauce is […]

6 golden fried pies resting on a cooling rack

Crispy + Flaky Southern Fried Cherry Pies (Best Ever)

These are possibly the best fried pies you may ever eat♡.  Fried to perfection, this light and flaky buttermilk dough is filled with homemade sweet cherry pie filling and dusted with powdered sugar with a hint of cinnamon.  The “secret ” ingredient in the dough makes these cherry hand pies […]

cantaloupe wedges draped and wrapped with beautifully soft and luscious paper-thin sheets of prosciutto di parma on a marble round platter in the sunlight with a view of Italy in the background

Prosciutto e Melone (Italian Ham + Cantaloupe)

If you love sweet ripe melons and Prosciutto di Parma in all its soft, buttery, salty porky goodness, this is the quickest and easiest 2-ingredient dish to make right now! No cooking required, just a few quick slices and scoops and it’s ready in 5 minutes! We love prosciutto-wrapped anything […]

Strawberry Jam Sauce in a spoon

How to Make The Best 15-Minute Homemade Strawberry Jam Sauce

This quick and easy homemade strawberry jam sauce is a perfect way to top all your favorite cheesecakes, pancakes, french toast, strawberry shortcakes, scones, and ice cream sundaes.  I’ve been making this homemade strawberry sauce for as long as I can remember because it’s delicious and there’s just about no […]

key lime pie in springform pan on a sheet pan

A Better Key Lime pie with Biscoff Cookie Crust

This easy Florida Key Lime Pie with Biscoff cookie crust recipe is taller, feeds a few more guests, and makes a great presentation. This is one of my favorite pies to bake (and eat) and I’ve been making it and taking it to get-togethers and dinner parties for years. Usually […]

Strawberry-rhubarb cream cheese pie on a sheet pan.

Cream Cheese Pie with Strawberry-Rhubarb Pie Filling

This strawberry cream cheese pie gets a flavor upgrade from the addition of tart rhubarb! If you love no-bake cream cheese pie but are looking for something a little different from the regular cherry version, this easy strawberry dessert is a great place to start. Sweetened condensed milk, Philadelphia cream […]

Homemade strawberry-rhubarb pie filling on a spoon being held above the pot it was cooked in.

Easy Strawberry-Rhubarb Pie Filling

We’re highlighting one of our favorite summer fruit pairings in this delicious strawberry-rhubarb pie filling. It’s a classic combination that works because the tartness of the rhubarb is perfectly balanced with the sweetness of strawberries. You can use this pie filling to make fried pies, drizzled over the top of […]