sunrise smoothie

Now if I can only make this without my kids knowing I’m adding sorbet, because I can’t really leave it out, right?!

Ingredients

1 cup chopped ripe strawberries (5 large strawberries)
1 cup chopped seeded watermelon
1 cup chopped fresh peach
1 cup raspberry sorbet
1/4 cup freshly squeezed orange juice

Directions
Place the strawberries, watermelon, peach, sorbet, and orange juice in a [...]

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melon ball salad

This is just too cute to not do at least a couple times this summer!  My kids LOVE fruit salad, and doing a bowl of melon balls is a fun presentation that really gets them excited!

Reprinted with permission from Sandra Lee Semi-Homemade magazine and Hoffman Media, LLC.
For more information, go to www.semihomemademag.com
Cut favorite melons in [...]

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watermelon cake

Reprinted with permission from Sandra Lee Semi-Homemade magazine and Hoffman Media, LLC.
For more information, go to www.semihomemademag.com

2 (18.25 oz) boxes white cake mix
1/2 tsp red food coloring, divided
5-oz craisins, currants, or raisins (could even use chocolate chips)
2 Tbsp all-purpose flour
3 (16 oz) containers fluffy white frosting
green food coloring

Preheat oven to 350.  Spray 4 (9″) [...]

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corndog muffins

Fun for the kids to help you make, and always a hit at the lunch table!
2 (8.5 oz) pkg cornbread mix
2 Tbsp brown sugar
2 eggs
1 1/2 cups milk
9 turkey dogs, cut-up
1 cup grated cheddar cheese
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*Stir mix and brown sugar.  In another bowl, whisk eggs and milk, then stir into dry mix (until moist).  Mix in [...]

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cookie salad

This recipe reminds me of Thanksgiving and Christmas, and any other holiday where my grandma (GG to my kids) was at the table.  She always made way too much, meaning we always ate way too much, but we also always had lots of leftovers!  Sure the cookies got a little mushy, but that didn’t stop [...]

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