Heather says:
This classic pairs well with sandwiches and meals that call Spring and Summer to mind.  In its most basic form, the recipe here, it’s low cost and low effort.  There are many variations on this recipe, feel free to share yours in the comments.

Ingredients:

2 cups coarsely shredded carrot
1/2 cup raisins
1/2 cup plain yogurt

Directions:
Stir together [...]

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Heather says:
I love this pie. I love it so much that I’m willing to deal with pie crust just to eat it.
Feel free to halve the recipe, if I go to the trouble to make one pie I go ahead and make a second for a friend.

14 apples, peeled, cored, sliced* (use Granny Smith [...]

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Heather says:
First, I’ll apologize to everyone with preschoolers who now has a song stuck in their heads.
There is no need to wait until you have been suckered into bringing something to a pot luck or picnic to make an appetizing fruit salad. With the recent heat wave, I thought a cool fruit salad might [...]

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Heather says:
While the muffins at a coffee shop are certainly tempting, I find the price a little steep for my budget. Whip up these instead and put the change in your piggy bank for rainy day.

Simple Blueberry Muffins
Yields approximately 10 muffins

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Heather says:
So in addition to fruit leather, strawberry shortcake, and ripe berry goodness what does $25 and an hour at the farm yield?
Why, strawberry jam, of course!
There is no reason to be afraid of home preserving. We’ve all heard horror stories of the family that never got up from the table because grandma’s green [...]

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