Peppered Roasted Strawberry & Rosemary Scones – Leels Cooks

Our family is a combination of North American and UK, but we never seem to have the “that’s not a scone” argument. We accept that there are different types, the “American” and “UK” versions respectively. This is the former. A flakier, less cake-like scone, but tasty all the same. I had been seeing a lot of articles around regarding roasted strawberries, and how slow cooking less than pristine strawberries gives them new life and intensifies their flavour.         Sweet oven roasted strawberries with flecks of black pepper.   I’ve been struggling with using up fresh fruit lately … Read more

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Strawberry Hibiscus Butter – Food in Jars

Strawberry hibiscus butter. Smooth and spreadable, this low sugar preserve gets an added boost of color and brightness from the dried hibiscus blossoms. We are smack in the midst of strawberry season here in the Philadelphia region. I picked up a flat on Saturday and the boys and I (they are nearly three years old!) met some friends out in Bucks County yesterday for a round of picking. I am still trying to find my way back to the blog after a quiet winter and spring, so while I dust off my rusty recipe development skills, I thought it would … Read more

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