This time of year is all about the berries!  If you have a bunch of strawberries then I have a recipe for you!  This recipe is super easy and it tastes amazing on ice cream.  The key to making this recipe incredibly easy is either a high powered blender or a food processor.  I've had a Vitamix for years and I love it.  It was a splurge on a daily QVC deal quite a few years ago and it's still going strong today.

Ok, here's what you'll need!

Ingredients
-approximately 2lbs of strawberries (you can halve or double the recipe to suit your needs)
-1 cup sugar
-juice of 1/3 lemon

Directions
Wash the strawberries and remove the green tops.  Process the berries in your blender or food processor.  Throw the berries into a pot, add the sugar and lemon juice. Bring to a boil, reduce heat to low and simmer until the puree thickens to the point where it sticks to the back of a spoon.  Let cool and store in an airtight jar in the fridge. 

​Top on ice cream and enjoy!

Ok home bakers and foodies! Prime Day is here for today and tomorrow so I've got a last minute round up of some sweet deals you might enjoy to help with your baked goods and coffee time. Before I go further, it's important that I let you know that these products are based solely on my opinion from using them or research I've done during my hunt for kitchen items.  I am not sponsored by any of these companies; however, I am registered as an Amazon Affiliate so I would receive a small commission should you choose to purchase from one of these links.  I think transparency is super important so thank you for sticking with me this far.

Ok, back to some of the sweet shopping deals.

The first one I have to point out is a little gadget that I have on my counter and it can take your regular, ole' cup of coffee and quickly turn it into a barista worthy beverage.  This little milk frother is simple to use, takes up hardly any room and brings a latte to your kitchen counter without a big, fancy machine.

Next, this French Door Air Fryer, Convection Oven 10 in 1 gadget is not the exact model that I have on my counter.  The one I received as a Christmas gift is from Gourmia, which unfortunately does not have a Prime Day deal associated with it at this time; however, I use this appliance daily.  We got rid of our toaster.  We use it to reheat meals.  I air fry all. the. time. Annnddd it is my intention to whip up some single or two person cookie recipes in this little guy.  This appliance gets a ton of use in our house.

Next up is some information on high speed blenders.  First up is the Vitamix.  I own a Vitamix. I've had it for close to 10 years....it was a splurge on a QVC sale when I bought it and it has not let me down.  I swear that you could make a smoothie out of nails if you wanted to.  It's great for different bread recipes, pancakes from scratch, waffles, soups, smoothies, ice cream, grinding coffee beans, grinding flour, whipping cream...I could keep going.  And it is tough as nails.  While this particular sale does not seem to be related to Prime Day, this price point definitely has my attention.

While I don't personally own a Ninja blender, I've heard all good things about them and this blender has a pretty sweet deal going on if you're looking for something lower cost than a Vitamix.

I used to feel intimidated by baking with a scale to measure ingredients.  I've used it when I dove into make my first ever batch of macarons when one of my daughters desperately wanted a Paris themed birthday and I use it in sourdough baking.  I've learned that it isn't intimidating and I usually have a food scale on my counter now quite regularly.  They're also inexpensive and there's a deal this week!

Moving to cakes, you all know how I love my 6 inch cakes.  This cake pan set has 4 x 6 inch cake pans with 120 sheets of parchment paper!  That's a lot of cakes!

So there's a few deals that caught my attention! I hope that you have a great day today!