seasonal – Urban Retro Recipes http://urbanretrorecipes.com Recipes written by Marci Seither Fri, 13 Oct 2017 14:08:02 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.7.5 Bake. Eat. Sigh…Repeat http://urbanretrorecipes.com/bake-eat-sigh-repeat/ http://urbanretrorecipes.com/bake-eat-sigh-repeat/#respond Sat, 10 Jun 2017 23:35:10 +0000 http://urbanretrorecipes.com/?p=1082 It really should be called Str-ahhh-berry Shortcake. I am pretty sure I have been eating strawberry shortcake my whole life. I wouldn’t say I am an official connoisseur, but when your grandmothers from both sides of the family are amazing cooks and they live in Salinas, CA which can practically grow strawberries year round, you […]

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It really should be called Str-ahhh-berry Shortcake.

I am pretty sure I have been eating strawberry shortcake my whole life.

I wouldn’t say I am an official connoisseur, but when your grandmothers from both sides of the family are amazing cooks and they live in Salinas, CA which can practically grow strawberries year round, you tend to develop a taste for a really good shortcake.

My grandparents always had a garden and in the coastal weather, something was always growing. Beans, corn, lemons, onions, artichokes, and strawberries. The garden plot was almost the same square footage as the small house they had built.

They left Kansas during the dust storms with all their belongings to a valley where they hoped to find jobs, a place to set down roots, and build a future for their family.

And they did.

One of the first things my grandparents did was to plant a garden. The shelves were always lined with canned goods, the freezer full of produce, and when we went to their home, we always knew something amazing would be served.

I think my grandmother would have loved this recipe.

This is what Liz Berg of This Skinny Chick Cooks has to say about her recipe.

I have served these gorgeous shortcakes on numerous occasions. When strawberries are in season, this recipe for Strawberry Shortcake with White Chocolate Whipped Cream will wow your company. Or just treat your family to a delectable dessert!

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Quick Tip: You can make the shortcakes and the chocolate mousse ahead ahead. If you are serving company, not having to do extra work, or clean up is great.

Recipe and photo courtesy of Liz  

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I Have Baked A Lot of Bread, But Never One Topped With These Ingredients.

 

I started baking my own bread about 25 years ago. I made several loaves at a time and put some in the freezer. It was a long day of waiting for the dough to rise, punching it down, kneading it, letting it rise again, and then baking. But it was worth it.

I heard once that the smell of freshly baked bread helps to increase your sense of well-being and I totally believe it. My family is used to eating sandwiches made with home-baked bread, homemade pizza crusts, and sweet bread with dried apricots, dried cranberries, and nutmeg.

Several years after I started baking bread the best thing ever was invented. Bread machines! No longer did bread baking take all day, it was just a matter of putting in the ingredients and waking up to the smell of a bakery right in my own kitchen. I still use my bread machine, but knowing a few recipes I can create by hand it nice as well.

Here is what Stacey at Bake. Eat. Repeat had to say about her delicious creation.

Can I just say that this roasted strawberry and feta focaccia with balsamic glaze just might be one of the best things to ever come out of my kitchen?  I don’t think that’s overstating it.  Well, maybe.  I do tend to state that everything is my favorite. But still.  This was incredible.

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Quick Tip: If you have a bread machine and are pinched for time, go ahead and make the dough in it, or use your Kitchen Aid to help with the mixing and kneading. If you don’t do the whole thing by hand, there is no judgment here!

Recipe and photo courtesy of Stacey at Bake, Eat. Repeat

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]]> http://urbanretrorecipes.com/roasted-strawberry-feta-focaccia-balsamic-glaze-unique-try/feed/ 0 You Are Never Too Old For a Good Popsicle..Or Running Through The Sprinklers http://urbanretrorecipes.com/never-old-good-popsicle-running-sprinklers/ http://urbanretrorecipes.com/never-old-good-popsicle-running-sprinklers/#respond Sat, 27 May 2017 04:35:14 +0000 http://urbanretrorecipes.com/?p=857 Celebrate the warm days of summer. Sit in the shade and savor a real fruit treat.   Some of my favorite memories with are kids involve being together on long summer days. School was out, and being able to sleep in a bit, stay up late enough to watch the stars overhead in hope of wishing […]

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Celebrate the warm days of summer. Sit in the shade and savor a real fruit treat.

 

Some of my favorite memories with are kids involve being together on long summer days. School was out, and being able to sleep in a bit, stay up late enough to watch the stars overhead in hope of wishing on one as it sped across the sky, disappearing before you could even point it out to the person sitting next to you.

We loved our big lawn. Sometimes the neighbor kids would join in a game of football or hide and seek. It was a lot of mowing, but even the smell of freshly mowed grass was savory. And then there was the sprinkler.

The one that sprayed tiny streams into the air, looking more like a curtain than actual water drips. The basic sprinkler would move on simple gears to the setting we had put it on. But, in our minds, it was always trying to tag us with its watery fingers. There were the times where the kids would squeal with delight as they ran and jumped to the other side.

Bathing suits dripping wet, they would sit outside while I ran in to pull popsicles out of the freezer.

While we used to just get the basic juice popsicles, I love that these are made with real fruit.

This is what Martyna of The Wholesome Cook says about her recipe.

Healthier than their ice cream counterparts they are low in fat and have no added sugar. To spice them up a little, I have added some coconut milk and ground cinnamon.

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Quick Tip: If you have a few bananas feel free to add those to your popsicle mix instead of coconut milk.

Photo and recipe courtesy of Martyna Angell of the Wholesome Cook

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Wow, this recipe is so easy and simple. You won’t believe it!

Seriously? I hardly ever buy boxed cake mixes! We are more of a cookie family so unless I am baking from scratch, we rarely eat cake. But this cookie recipe is causing me to re-think cake mixes.

The fact that this recipe uses fresh strawberries and has only 5 ingredients might just make this something I need to keep in mind.

Plus, who doesn’t love the flavors of white chocolate and strawberries? Bring on the lemonade because Summer Time is here!

I think these would also be adorable for baby showers if the baby is a girl, or even the gender reveal party that seems to be the rage these days! Whatever you are celebrating, I hope this recipe will have you seeing pink.

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Quick Tip: If you don’t have any fresh strawberries it isn’t the end of the world. You can substitute for 1/4 of a cup pf yogurt, sour cream, or oil.

Photo and recipe courtesy of  Dreaming in DIY.

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