| Since spring is finally here, sort of (it
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| | 1 package (8 ounces) strawberry flavored
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| snowed here in Denver on Easter day,
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| | cream cheese
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| sigh), I thought I would share one of my
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| | 1 package (3.4 ounces) vanilla flavored
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| favorite strawberry recipes with you. It
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| | pudding
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| is a pretty easy recipe that does not
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| | 2 cups cold milk
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| even require any baking. Start to finish,
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| | 1 (6 ounce) ready-to-use graham cracker
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| it takes about 20 minutes. As I do at my
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| | pie crust
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| baking site, I am going to share with you
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| | 1 pint of strawberries
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| here the story behind the recipe.
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| | Prepare the vanilla pudding according to
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| Cream Cheese Strawberry Pie
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| | the package directions. (Put the pudding
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| Strawberries are my favorite fruit. I
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| | mix and the milk into a bowl and whisk
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| always have them around when they come
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| | together for 2 minutes.) Allow it to set
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| into season in the spring. It always
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| | for 5 minutes. I usually use this time to
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| brings back memories of going to pick
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| | start washing and cutting the
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| berries with my family in the summer. We
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| | strawberries. I typically just cut them
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| would all pile in the car with buckets
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| | in half for this recipe. Once the pudding
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| and ice cream pails, eager to taste fresh
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| | has set, place the cream cheese in a
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| summer berries. We would go to one of the
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| | medium sized bowl and mix with an
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| nearby berry farms that had acres and
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| | electric mixer for 30 seconds at low
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| acres of berries. I remember it seemed so
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| | speed. Add the pudding to the cream
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| huge to me as a kid and I could not
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| | cheese and mix for about one minute on
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| believe how many rows upon rows upon rows
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| | low speed. Put the mixture into the pie
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| there were. All of us kids of course
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| | crust and put it in the refrigerator for
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| ended up eating just as many berries as
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| | 10 minutes. Continue washing and cutting
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| we picked. There is nothing that has
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| | the strawberries while the pie is in the
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| quite as much flavor as a strawberry
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| | refrigerator. Place the strawberries on
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| fresh from the field, warm with sunshine.
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| | top of the pie. Store any leftovers in
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| Makes me want to go hunt down a local
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| | the refrigerator.
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| berry farm so I can share that memory
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| | Enjoy your spring (and your berry picking
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| with my daughter!
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| | adventures)!
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