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When Strawberries are Ripe and Fresh and Delicious (and affordable) I just cannot resist them! This week I went Strawberry Picking and picked almost 7 pounds of berries. When you make lots of yummy things (like Strawberry Yogurt Pops/Pudding Pops, Cakes, Salsa, & Jam) AND eat …
Valentines Day is just around the corner and these impressive Chocolate Covered Strawberries are delicious, quick and easy. So although Valentines Day is almost here, it is never too late to impress your Valentine by making these Chocolate Covered Strawberries now! While we are discussing …
Valentines Day is a day for sharing your love with others. Historically, the origins of Valentines Day is not known with 100% certainty, but most likely it is because of a guy named Valentine who fought for love! There are two common stories: either he was a priest who wanted young soldiers to be able to be married OR he was sentenced to death and wrote a letter to a girl signed “from your Valentine”. (read more at the History Channel) Either way – Valentines Day got its start and in the mid 1800’s a woman began selling the first commercially made Valentines Cards and from there Hallmark has taken over & we have to celebrate Valentines Day!
One of the most common ways (in the United States) to celebrate Valentines Day is with Chocolates & Jewelry & Flowers & Pampering. Many couples feel extreme pressure to make a big deal about Valentines Day. I personally would rather Rich show me his love the other 364 Days and not just on Valentines Day, but pampering on random days throughout the whole year is nice!
Raise your hand if you love Pinterest…… Ok, now raise your hand if you have ever used Pinterest to get ideas on how to shop or make something for someone else…. 21 & Up ONLY beyond this point
There is nothing better on a Hot Summer Day than a cool, refreshing Ice Pop. Now I know that we can all very easily buy delicious, healthy ice pops in the store (and when I get them on a great sale, I buy them as …
There’s always room for Jello (Pudding Pops)!
Growing up my mom always used her Tupperware Ice Pop Molds to make me fresh Ice-Pops all summer long! When I moved into my own house, mom figured she would not be making many more pops (until at least she had grand kids to make them for) so she gave me her molds, yay! One of my favorite (and easiest) ice pops always were Pudding Pops (which I also found out were also Rich’s favorite type when he was growing up – I love being able to make my PA Wedding Photographer Fiance happy).
Basically all that needs to get done for the Perfect Pudding Pops is to start out by making your favorite Pudding (instant or homemade or cooked). Then you just need to pour that pudding into your pop mold of choice (store-bought or ice cube trays, or silicone molds, or paper cups), and then freeze them up for a few hours.
After Strawberry Picking last week I knew that some Chocolate Covered Strawberry flavored Ice Pops would be amazing. So taking my love of Pudding Pops and then just adding some fresh Strawberries to the mix equaled these delicious Chocolate Covered Strawberry Pudding Pops!
