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Saskatoon Berry Mini Pavlovas

July 24, 2018

We all love a good Saskatoon berry pie, crisp, or muffin, but what about when you want something different?  These Saskatoon Berry Mini Pavlovas are easy, low carb, and they look super impressive!

Because let’s be real, I always want my desserts to look impressive.

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Kristen Raney

Kristen is a former farm kid turned urban gardener who owns the popular gardening website, Shifting Roots.  She is obsessed with growing flowers and pushing the limits of what can be grown in her zone 3b garden.  She also loves to grow tomatoes, but oddly enough, dislikes eating them raw.

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Filed Under: Baking, Fruit Season, Recipes Tagged: Baking, pavlova, saskatoon berry, summer dessert

Bumbleberry Crisp with Saskatoon Berries, Rhubarb, and Strawberries

July 23, 2018

Have you heard of bumbleberry?  It isn’t actually a berry, but a combination of fresh or frozen fruit including saskatoon berries, blueberries, rhubarb, strawberries, raspberries, or crab apples.  The beautiful thing is you can pick whichever three or more you have on hand, in whatever amounts you like, and still call it bumbleberry.

For generations, farm wives have loved making bumbleberry pies and crisps to clean our their freezers of leftover frozen fruit or use up an overabundance of summer fruit.

Whatever your situation, you’re sure to love this easy summer dessert recipe.

Rhubarb, strawberry, and Saskatoon berry combine in this easy and delicious bumbleberry crisp recipe. With rolled oats and fresh or frozen fruit, it's sure to become a new favorite summer dessert recipe. #bumbleberrycrisp #summerdessert #summerdessertrecipe #fruitcrisp #saskatoonberry #rhubarb #strawberry
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Kristen Raney

Kristen is a former farm kid turned urban gardener who owns the popular gardening website, Shifting Roots.  She is obsessed with growing flowers and pushing the limits of what can be grown in her zone 3b garden.  She also loves to grow tomatoes, but oddly enough, dislikes eating them raw.

www.shiftingroots.com

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Saskatoon Berry Hand Pies

July 17, 2018

You’ve been making pies, and now you have this awkward little bit of pie filling left over. What do you do?

Don’t throw it out, make these easy hand pies instead!

Have a few leftovers from making a Saskatoon berry pie recipe?  Don't through them out, make these easy hand pies instead. #handpies #pie #saskatoonberries #saskatoonberryrecipes #easyrecipes #dessertrecipes #summerdessertrecipe #pierecipe

You’ll need 2 heaping tablespoons of leftover pie filling per hand pie, pre-made butter pastry, and a pizza cutter to cut the strips.

Cut a long rectangle, about 4 inches wide and the length of the pastry dough. Add 2-3 heaping tbsp pie filling to the bottom half. Fold over, pinch the dough shut, and poke a few holes through the top with a fork.

Have a few leftovers from making a Saskatoon berry pie recipe?  Don't through them out, make these easy hand pies instead. #handpies #pie #saskatoonberries #saskatoonberryrecipes #easyrecipes #dessertrecipes #summerdessertrecipe #pierecipe

Bake at 400 degrees for 20-25 minutes or until golden brown.

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Kristen Raney

Kristen is a former farm kid turned urban gardener who owns the popular gardening website, Shifting Roots.  She is obsessed with growing flowers and pushing the limits of what can be grown in her zone 3b garden.  She also loves to grow tomatoes, but oddly enough, dislikes eating them raw.

www.shiftingroots.com

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Filed Under: Baking, Fruit Season, Uncategorised Tagged: hand pie, Pie, saskatoon berries, saskatoon berry, summer dessert

Haskap Berry Tarts

June 25, 2018

What looks like a stretched blueberry, tastes like a combination of blueberries, raspberries, and rhubarb, and is delicious in baked goods?

Haskaps.

You may know them as honey berries.

If you grow haskap plants, you need this haskap berry recipe for an easy summer desert.  The tarts are made with pie filling that could easily be cooked longer to make a jam. #haskap #honeyberry #summerdessert #tartrecipe #piefilling

This post contains affiliate links, which means that I earn a little bit of coffee money at no extra cost to you if you purchase something from one of my links.  Thanks for supporting Shifting Roots!

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Kristen Raney

Kristen is a former farm kid turned urban gardener who owns the popular gardening website, Shifting Roots.  She is obsessed with growing flowers and pushing the limits of what can be grown in her zone 3b garden.  She also loves to grow tomatoes, but oddly enough, dislikes eating them raw.

www.shiftingroots.com

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Filed Under: Fruit Season, Recipes, Simple & Easy Tagged: haskap, honey berry, summer dessert, tart

Easy Two Ingredient Chocolate Mousse

May 2, 2018

A dessert recipe this easy barely deserves a blog post.  Yet, here we are.  If you’re looking for a rich and creamy egg-free mousse, you have come to the right place.  It’s chocolatley and smooth and assembles in under a minute. . . seriously.

You know what goes well with summer berries? This easy two ingredient chocolate mousse. It's eggless and can be whipped up in under a minute. It's the perfect no-bake summer dessert recipe when you need something fast! #chocolatemousse #mouse #summerdessert #nobakedessert #egglessdessert #noeggs #easydessert #twoingredientrecipe #twoingredientdessert
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Kristen Raney

Kristen is a former farm kid turned urban gardener who owns the popular gardening website, Shifting Roots.  She is obsessed with growing flowers and pushing the limits of what can be grown in her zone 3b garden.  She also loves to grow tomatoes, but oddly enough, dislikes eating them raw.

www.shiftingroots.com

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Hi, I'm Kristen and I help new gardeners learn to grow their own vegetables and beautify their yards. I also share recipes that use all that delicious garden produce. Grab a coffee (and your gardening gloves) and join me for gardening tips, simple recipes, and the occasional DIY, all from the lovely city of Saskatoon, Saskatchewan.

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How do you pass a cold -28 day? By planning your How do you pass a cold -28 day?  By planning your garden, of course!  Today in my stories I’ll be going through the steps I take to start planning everything out.  I’m curious, do you start planning now or wait until the last minute?

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Curious about growing lettuce indoors? My experim Curious about growing lettuce indoors?  My experiment is a success so far, although it’s still going to be awhile before I’m eating another salad off of them.

Okay, so maybe a little rant today.  I think sometimes in the gardening space we’re guilty of making things seem easier than they are.  Myself included.  This lettuce project is a case in point.

Was it easy?  Yes.  But will it provide me with endless salads all winter long? Nope.  Or at least not at this scale.  I’m going to estimate that I’d need at least 15 plants this size, especially since it’s winter and everything just grows slower.  And I’m the only person in my family who really eats salad.

In conclusion, this is a fun project to pass the winter, and not a truly sustainable source of lettuce.

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Part of the mystery of seed starting is knowing ex Part of the mystery of seed starting is knowing exactly what to start when.  Every two weeks, I'll be posting these handy guides so you have enough time to order your seeds and be ready to plant when it's time for your area.  To find out when these veggies, herbs, and flowers need to be started where you live. . . ⁠
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If you follow me because we're in similar zones--don't panic, it's not time yet!! I won't be starting my 10 week seeds for another two weeks, and even that is slightly on the early side. (I'm starting everything a bit early so I can hopefully plant it out before baby gets here--I won't be physically able to do it after.) I like posting the info early for followers in warmer zones and so you can save it and still have time to order/buy seeds & supplies.⁠
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The catch?

These plants are notoriously hard to grow, especially when you live somewhere cold with a really cold growing season—and if they get a hint of frost on them they turn to mush and all my hard work is ruined.

Gulp.

But gardeners are born optimists, so I’m giving it a shot—because you miss 100% of the shots you don’t take.

P.S. if you’re trying luffa in zone 3 like me, just basically ignore all the directions on the seed packet.  Start them immediately (two weeks ago would have been ideal) and follow along because I’ll show you exactly what to do and when.  I’ll be popping these under a grow light once the sun goes down.

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Is there such a thing as a no-fail houseplant? I Is there such a thing as a no-fail houseplant?  I think the Sansevera or Snake Plant or Mother-in-law’s tongue comes close.  Sure, it might be the vanilla of the plant-loving world, but it is so good for so many situations!⁠
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