Strawberry Butter

Strawberry Butter

1/2 cup butter, softened
2 tablespoons confectioner's sugar
1/4 cup finely chopped strawberries

In medium bowl, cream together butter and confectioner's sugar.  Add strawberries. Mix well.  Serve with Strawberry Cream Cheese Muffins or bagels.

My husband's new favorite muffins are Strawberry Cream Cheese Muffins.  When I first made them, he kept saying he would love to have some of that butter with the strawberries in it to go with them.  I thought it might be a little too much.  But I love him, so I made up a batch of my Strawberry Butter.  He was right!  It was the perfect addition to the muffins.  Not too sweet, just creamy and rich.

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Strawberry Cream Cheese Muffins

Strawberry Cream Cheese Muffins

1 (8 ounce) container strawberry cream cheese, softened
1/4 cup melted butter
1/3 cup sugar
1 egg
2/3 cup milk
1 teaspoon vanilla
2 cups Bisquick
1 cup chopped strawberries

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.  In large bowl, combine cream cheese, butter, and sugar.  Mix well.  Add egg, milk, and vanilla.  Mix well.  Add Bisquick.  Mix until just combined.  Do not over mix.

 Fold in strawberries.

 Fill greased muffin pan cups 3/4 full with batter. 

Bake 30 to 35 minutes or until lightly golden brown.   

Makes 12 to 14 muffins.  

I love reading blogs!  It is amazing how many great blogs there are.  One of the blogs I follow is Bo's Bowl.  He not only has delicious comfort food recipes on his blog, but he also posts creative takes on today's trendy foods.   I spotted this recipe on Bo's Bowl and added it to my long list of recipes to try   

I seldom make a recipe the same way twice.  The first time I made this recipe I followed Bo's Strawberry Cream Cheese Muffin recipe.  It was absolutely delicious!   The muffins have a delicate texture with chunks of fresh strawberries through out.

The second time I made it, I decided to change it a little bit.  I swapped out the cream cheese for strawberry cream cheese and made a few other changes.  My family loved the muffins both ways.  I will be making these muffins again and when I do, I am sure I will have a new way I will want to make them. 

On Tuesdays I post cooking tips.  Here is a link for a past post with tips for,
Baking Muffins.

Do you follow recipes exactly the way they are written or do you like to put your own twist on them?        

Visit my friends blogs!

You will love Bo and his blog,  Bo's Bowl.  Not only does he host great giveaways,  his recipes are incredible!  One visit to his blog and you will see why I faithfully follow it.

Also visit my friend Pam's blog, Pam's Midwest Kitchen Korner,  for more great recipes!  Once you read her blog, she will be your friend too!

Strawberry Tips

Strawberries are my favorite fruit!  And apparently I am not the only one who feels that way.  Ninety four percent of US households consume strawberries.

When I bring strawberries home from the grocery store or the Farmers Market, I do not wash them until I am ready to consume them. Strawberries don't last very long when stored in the refrigerator, so  I try to consume fresh strawberries within 2 to 3 days of bringing them home.  If I am unable to eat all of the strawberries I purchased, I will freeze them. 

To freeze the strawberries,  I wash, hull, and dry them, then I arrange them in a single layer on a baking sheet and place it in the freezer.  After they are frozen, I place them in a resealable plastic freezer bag.  By doing this, I always have strawberries on hand when I want to make my Grilled Strawberry Shortcake recipe. 

On Friday I will post a recipe for:

Strawberry Cream Cheese Muffins

Visit my friends blogs!

You will love Bo and his blog,  Bo's Bowl.  Not only does he host great giveaways,  his recipes are incredible!  One visit to his blog and you will see why I faithfully follow it.

Also visit my friend Pam's blog, Pam's Midwest Kitchen Korner,  for more great recipes!  Once you read her blog, she will be your friend too!

Recipe: Grilled Strawberry Shortcake

Grilled Strawberry Shortcake
A new twist on an old favorite!

4 1/2 cups strawberries, sliced
1/4 cup sugar
1 (10.75 ounce) frozen pound cake, thawed
2 cups frozen whipped topping, thawed

In medium bowl, combine strawberries and sugar. Mix well. Set aside. Slice pound cake into 12 slices. Grill on contact grill until golden brown and grill marks appear. On 6 plates layer 1 slice pound cake, 1/4 cup strawberry mixture, 2 tablespoons whipped topping. Repeat layers. Garnish with remaining strawberries. Makes 6 servings.

Recipe can be found on page 233 in  
MY KIND OF COOKING COOKBOOK.

Diet Tip: Cut calories by swapping the pound cake for sugar free angel food cake, the sugar for sugar substitute and use fat free whipped topping for a low cal dessert your whole family will love.


It is so easy to get into a rut and cook the same old thing over and over again. To get out of that rut I like to think of new ways to recreate the recipes that I enjoy cooking. It changes an old standby recipe into something special.