The Blossoming Spoon

08/31/2026

There is no such thing of having too many cherry tomatoes! 🤣

First large harvest was last week with over 11 lbs of cherry tomatoes. Today's harvest is over 13lbs. 🥰🥰

08/28/2026

Czech Kolaches with a sweetened cream cheese & spiced Strawberry jam filling with a streusel topping. 🥰

08/20/2026

When your plant decides to be an overachiever. This is supposed to be a butternut squash. 🤣🤣🤣 Looks like we may be feeding the whole neighborhood.

06/27/2026

We are celebrating our youngest daughters 8th birthday today!!!

06/21/2026

Summer Solstice Simmer Pot

Lavender- for protection and peace
Rosemary- for purification and mental clarity
Lemon- For new beginnings and Cleansing
Orange- For Abundance, Joy, Prosperity and Light
Vanilla Extract- Love and Romance

Blessed Litha! 🥰

06/21/2026

06/13/2026

This beautiful gift came just in time for when my family decided to catch a bug. So tonight is Sausage Potato Kale soup with toasted bread. Fingers crossed this soup helps get them over the hump. 🥰🥰

05/23/2026

Spiced Strawberry Cherry Crumble Pie Bars with a Sweet Cinnamon Drizzle ❤️

Crust:
3 Cups All purpose Flour
3 Cups Oats
1 Cup Brown Sugar
1/2 Cup White Sugar
2 tsp Baking Powder
Cinnamon, Ginger, Clove (measure with your heart)
3 sticks of melted salted butter

Jam
24oz Strawberries
1/2 - 1 Cup Tart Cherries
1 Lemon (Juice & Zest)
1 Cup Sugar
2 Cinnamon Sticks
Ground Cinnamon, Ginger, and Clove.
Pinch of salt
2 tsp corn starch

Cinnamon Drizzle
1 TBSP Cinnamon
1 Cup Powder Sugar
2 TBSP Corn Syrup
1-2 TBSP Heavy Cream

Directions:
Jam:
Place your Strawberries, Cherries, Sugar, Spices, Salt, Cinnamon Sticks, Lemon Zest and Juice in a heavy bottomed pot. Cook on medium-high until thick. Make sure to skim the top to remove the foam. When your jam is done, mix in the 2 tsp of corn starch. You will need about 3 cups of Jam.

Crust:
1. Melt your 3 sticks of butter in a pot. In a mixer add your Flour, Oats, Sugars, Spices and Baking powder. Once the dry ingredients are combined, pour in the melted butter. Set aside.
2. Preheat your oven fo 350 degrees. Line a 13x9 Baking dish with parchment paper. Pour 70% of your crust mixture into the baking dish. Press the crust down with the bottom of a measuring cup until completely flat.
3. Pour your jam mixture on top of the crust and spread it out. Then crumble the rest of the crust mixture on top of the jam.
4. Place in the oven for 40mins or so. Remove the dish from the oven and allow to cool. Cut into bads when the bars are cool.

Cinnamon Drizzle:
Combine everything and drizzle over the top of your cut bars.

05/21/2026

We believe birthdays are special and love creating treats for the special person. This week we are celebrating someone that loves oreos, so treats of the week are....

Oreo rice crispy treats and Slutty Brownies. The brownies have three layers. A chocolate chip cookie bottom, middle layer is oreos, and a brownie top.

05/19/2026

Herb Harvest Day while we wait for our beautiful cherries to rippen. ❤️

Oregano
Tarragon
Dill
Mint

Also harvested some amazing garlic scapes. Scapes are fantastic in a pesto, stir fry, and compound butter. ❤️