Josh didn’t want to post about this but I thought it was still worth at least a short post. There was a smoker at Sam’s Club about a month ago for $299. When it went on sale for $199, we had to buy it! It has been used at least twice a month since we got it.
The Geek Homestead will be moving to a self-hosted site soon.
Last month I made blueberry jam. It is very tasty and now we are on the lookout for things to use it with. It is good on biscuits and pancakes, but we want dessert to put it on where it will truly allow the flavors to shine.
Here are five blueberry dessert recipes that we have either made or will try to make in the future.
1. Blueberry Cheesecake
I decided to start with our own recipe. This cheesecake was so good. It was smooth and creamy. The layer of blueberry jam added just enough flavor.
2. Blueberry Jammers
This recipe is from Dorie Greenspan’s book of cookie recipes. We own this book and have used it quite a few times. We have never made a bad cookie from these recipes.
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This week started with a pretty good rain storm. We ended up getting around .7 inches of rain. That is a pretty good amount at once in the desert. The rain doesn’t soak in well here so we had quite a bit of standing water.
(more…)Those of you who love Legoland as much as we do might already know this, but I thought I should blog about it. Star Wars Miniland is a place we…
Today’s LEGO challenge is to build a Christmas tree. I actually had the kids do this challenge last week since we are busy this week with an early Christmas vacation. We knew we had to include a Christmas tree in this month’s LEGO challenges!
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