What an awesome #BBQWeek this has been! I'm wrapping things up with one of my favorite portable desserts, whoopie pies! I found this Lemon Blueberry version on the Taste of Home website. This post is sponsored in conjunction with #BBQWeek. The sponsors, Rainier Foods and Intensity Academy, generously provided prize packages to give away to the readers, however, all opinions are mine alone. Sadly, local blueberries are still a ways off here so I had to rely on store bought. The container I got was loaded with huge berries. I like to use a cookie scoop rather than fool around with the two spoons nonsense. It helps to keep them all the same size, roughly. Though the recipe says it makes a dozen I only got 10 and I'm guessing that's because my giant blueberries threw it off. These are smaller than what we're used to and they didn't last long. I definitely would double the recipe next time. My guys claim to hate cream cheese but they absolutely loved this filling rec
For day 4 of #BBQWeek I'm sharing one of our favorite summertime thirst quenchers, Iced Strawberry Tea. I found this recipe on the Taste of Home site but have adapted it to our tastes. This post is sponsored in conjunction with #BBQWeek. The sponsors, Rainier Foods and Intensity Academy, generously provided prize packages to give away to the readers, however, all opinions are mine alone. One thing I love about this drink is that it works with either fresh or frozen strawberries. This time around I used 10oz frozen whole strawberries. I let them partially defrost and then whizzed them up in the blender with lemon juice. The original recipe calls for the sugar to be added after but I find that it's hard to get it to dissolve that way. I brewed my tea, added the sugar and then let it cool. You could also use a simple syrup instead of the granulated sugar. This is absolutely fantastic as is but you can make an adults only version by adding some rum, vodka or even bourbon. I li