blog — the farmer's daughter | let's bake something

Summer is just flying by! I’ve been consuming a crazy amount of fresh berries, and freezing a bunch so I can snack on them all winter too. I feel so lucky that I live in a place that grows such amazing produce!

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no churn blueberry ice cream

I had never made no churn ice cream before this Spring….can you believe it?! I finally tried it, and was blown away. Easy to whip up in less than 5 minutes (depending on what mix ins you choose), and shockingly creamy, this is such a fun and simple project for a warm day. Now I’ll always love my ice cream machine and dreamy custard bases, but truly appreciate having such a good option for doing without one!

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strawberry rhubarb tart

Helloooo Summer tart! Sweet strawberries, tart rhubarb, and the butteriest short bread crust come together in a heavenly combo to make your tastebuds so so happy. It's a melt in your mouth crust with a sweet tart curd filling. Definitely recommend!

And yes, if it isn't 100% obvious by now, strawberry rhubarb continues to be my ultimate favourite flavour combo.

See this cheesecake, this ice cream, or this pie for proof.

dessert, food, tartKelsey SiemensAugust 21, 2018dessert, tart, strawberry rhubarb, strawberries, rhubarb, summer, shortbread, crustComment

peach blackberry pie

Say hello to your new favourite Summer pie! Peaches and blackberries are a match made in heaven. Sweet peaches are made even better by the pop of flavour that tart blackberries bring (I'm a huge fan of tart things!), and be sure to add a scoop of ice cream on top to really take this pie to the next level.

Now, social media is sometimes the worst....but sometimes it's the absolute best. I had followed Kristie from The Sweet and Simple Kitchen on instagram for a while now, and a couple weeks ago she messaged me asking to have a baking date! It was reminiscent of my very first insta-friend meet-up with my now good friend Amy, minus the sleepover that Amy and I had. Ha!

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roasted strawberry rhubarb ice cream

Can you tell that strawberry rhubarb is a big deal over here? Seriously one of the best flavour combos of all time, especially when they're roasted together to really bring out their flavours. Although I must say that I'm not a huge fan of roasting strawberries unless they're local ones....the California ones the grocery stores carry the rest of the year just aren't the same! Honestly they just taste like disappointment. Ha! Which is why I go a bit strawberry crazy for a very short period of time.

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saskatoon rhubarb pie

Hello! Today we have such a wonderful (and maybe unusual?) Summer pie to talk about. If you're unfamiliar with saskatoons, they're kind of like a smaller blueberry, with almost a nutty taste. Hard to describe! But they make amazing pies, even if they are a pain in the butt to pick! Ha! They tend to ripen individually, versus blueberries which often ripen in clusters. Soooo.....when you're picking them for money, the saskatoons are much harder! I was always a terrible berry picker when my family had more berries (we used to grow a ton of raspberries, blackberries, and blueberries), and I didn't even bother to attempt to make money picking saskatoons. Hahaha.

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strawberry rhubarb no bake cheesecake

oh hey friends! I am so so pumped about this recipe! I love me a good no bake cheesecake recipe for those boiling hot summer days because turning on my oven for hours is a big NO NO in my non-air conditioned greenhouse of an apartment. *sweats just thinking about it*