Glass of dandelion iced tea garnished with fresh dandelion flowers
I love this time of year because the weather is just starting to get warm and the flowers are just starting to bloom. Spring is a great time of year to try new recipes using flowers like this recipe for easy dandelion iced tea. You might wonder why in the world you would want…
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Pitcher of dandelion lemonade
I have been trying a lot of new dandelion recipes this year, like this easy recipe for dandelion lemonade. I finally have my husband convinced that it isn’t really necessary to kill all of the dandelions in our lawn. It turns out that honey bees love dandelions. Dandelions are one of the first flowers…
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Three layer peeps cake for Easter.
This year I was looking for a fun decorated peeps cake to make for Easter. I am not an expert cake maker by any stretch of the imagination so I wanted to find a cake that was really easy to make. You can make this peeps cake either with a boxed cake mix or…
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Two pint jars of dandelion syrup
Dandelions are one of the first signs of spring, and instead of pulling them out of your yard, you can turn them into something delicious—homemade dandelion syrup. This simple syrup has a light, honey-like flavor and is perfect for sweetening iced tea, lemonade, or even drizzling over pancakes. If you enjoy making homemade pantry staples,…
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