Oh strawberries. Juicy. Sweet. Plump. Beautifully red. Naturally heart shaped. Fun fact: I also recently learned that North Carolina is the #3 for harvesting the most strawberries in the United States. Personal fact: As much as I enjoy chocolate, I will always pick strawberry shortcake over a brownie sundae! These cupcakes do require some love [...]

Thank you to everyone who entered my first giveaway and for all of your fun, supportive, and informative comments. I used the Word Press Pick Giveaway Winner plugin. The randomly picked winner is Sarah Morgan. Congratulations Sarah! I will email you. Remember, you can still get a 10% discount on all of your purchases at Juice [...]

There was a time when extra overripe bananas meant the pleasure or pressure to bake. Once I made the banana ice scream recipe from the Vitamix cookbook, I realized that bananas were just as useful frozen as any other frozen fruit. This is an easy way to preserve those spare bananas without them sticking together! [...]