Fruit Platter with Nuts and Strawberry Cream Dip

For Easter this past year I decided to make a fresh fruit platter. The berries are beginning to “taste” better and I thought this would be the perfect light addition to our meal. Add a few nuts, some chocolate eggs and a delicious creamy strawberry dip. This is the old-fashioned recipe with Cool Whip, Marshmellow … Continue reading

Sugared Fruits and Candied Flowers

Sometimes I will make sugared fruits to decorate a special roast or a big turkey during the holidays. See Fruit Garland for a Turkey.  The flowers look fantastic with desserts.   See below for another way to sugar fruits (Oct. 23, 2013 update). small red or green grape clusters, whole cranberries, key limes, edible flowers such as Johnny-Jump-Ups, rose … Continue reading