Pomegranate Syrup

In November, I wrote a blog post about making pomegranate jelly. I gave a small jar of that jelly to a neighbor who invited us to their party. The neighbor has a friend with a pomegranate tree that produces a lot of fruit that they weren’t using. Our neighbor knows that we love pomegranates so he bagged up a bunch of them for us!

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5 Delicious Blueberry Dessert Recipes

Last month I made blueberry jam. It is very tasty and now we are on the lookout for things to use it with. It is good on biscuits and pancakes, but we want dessert to put it on where it will truly allow the flavors to shine.

Here are five blueberry dessert recipes that we have either made or will try to make in the future.

1. Blueberry Cheesecake

Article picture from The Geek Homestead

I decided to start with our own recipe. This cheesecake was so good. It was smooth and creamy. The layer of blueberry jam added just enough flavor.

Full recipe available here.

2. Blueberry Jammers

Article picture from The Kitchn

This recipe is from Dorie Greenspan’s book of cookie recipes. We own this book and have used it quite a few times. We have never made a bad cookie from these recipes.

Full recipe available here.

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Lemon Sorbet

Since summer is fast approaching and the weather is warming up, I knew I wanted to do something cold. I was thinking ice cream, but that can be heavy and filling. I wanted to do a nice light summery recipe. Finally, I landed on the idea of lemon sorbet.

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Turkey Sate Eggrolls

Turkey and sate probably don't seem like they should go together, and at first, when I made these turkey sate eggrolls, I wasn't sure how they would taste. I'm also not a big fan of cabbage! I was pleasantly surprised that I actually liked these.

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