Strawberry’s and All Things PINK!

Welcome to Strawberry’s and All Things PINK!

Dried Hibiscus Flowers

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Pink Fudge with Dried Hibiscus Flowers

The Hibiscus Flowers are Sweet and Tangy, Almost like Gummy’s

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I have been eating lots of Strawberry’s this year, and loving all things PINK so I thought I would start a website page depicting those very things. Perhaps this is my hangover from the Barbie movie that came out a few years ago? I still haven’t seen it at this writing, May, 2025. I’m sure I’ll get to it eventually, but you don’t have to love Barbie to appreciate all things PINK!

Each season seems to have it’s favorite food colors. Pink seems to represent Spring and Summer to me.

Pink also tends to taste good! I hope you will think so too. 🙂

Welcome to the Pink Kitchen,

Julie

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Simple Pink Fudge Topped with the Hibiscus Flowers

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Hibiscus Flower Impressions

(Recipe Down Below)

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My Pink Pajama Cocktail

Garnished with Strawberry’s and Enjoyed with some Dried Hibiscus Flowers

(Recipe Down Below)

I LOVE My Pink Pajamas!

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Strawberry, Jalapeno and Tomato Salsa

Eaten and Enjoyed with a Cream Cheese and Jalapeno Salt Spread onto a Toasted Baguette

(Recipe Down Below)

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Recipes Start Here

My craft foam flowers, some special things, along with my vintage Hawaiian Hibiscus plate.

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Pink Fudge with Dried Hibiscus Flowers

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I found these Dried Pink Hibiscus Flowers at Sprouts and knew that I had to try them.

Turns out they are quite good. Almost tastes like a Gummy.

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It was last Christmas, 2024, that I made some really great and easy Fudge.

I came across the recipe in one of my cookbooks. It was so easy! Delicious too!

I grew up in the south and when we would go to the mountains we would always come across these old timey fudge shops. Whether we were in Dahlonega, Georgia, Cherokee, North Carolina, or Gatlinburg, Tennessee. We always bought the sugar-free Peanut Butter Fudge. We would keep in in our rooms in our lodge and snack on it most every night. It was a treat! That is how I view sweets. They are treats.

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Ready to Make My Pink Fudge

Ingredients:

4 Cups White Chocolate Chips

1 Cup Sweetened Condensed Milk

1/3 Cup La Lechera Dulce de Leche Milk Based Caramel

(I wanted to add this to this recipe. If you can’t find any then just use 1 and 1/3 Cup Sweetened Condensed Milk)

2 t. Vanilla Extract

1/2 t. Salt

Drops of Pink Food Coloring

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All of our Ingredients

You will need a casserole dish. I will be doubling the recipe and placing it into this larger casserole dish.

You will need to place a piece of Parchment Paper down into the bottom of the casserole dish.

I used a pen to draw the dimensions and then cut with some scissors. You can see in the photo above that it is in place and ready.

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La Cechera, Dulce de Leche Milk Based Caramel

This is my addition to the recipe. I wanted to add a Caramel flavor to my Fudge.

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Into a Microwave safe dish you want to place the White Chocolate Chips and the Sweetened Condensed Milk, and the Dulce de Leche Caramel.

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Now place into the Microwave for 1 minute, 30 seconds at 70 percent power. (That is important.)

When done remove and stir well.

Now quickly stir in the Vanilla and Salt, along with a few drops of Pink Food Coloring.

Because I doubled the recipe, you can see the first batch in the very top of the photo above, while I repeat the process with this new batch in these photos.

Microwaving the Second Batch

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Both Batches of Fudge Have Been Placed Into This Large Casserole Dish to Cool

Ready To Add My Hibiscus Flowers

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The Fudge Sets Very Quickly

If you want to embed the Hibiscus Flowers into the Fudge you must do so fast.

Beautiful and Delicious!

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My Pink Pajama Cocktail

Garnished with Strawberry’s and Enjoyed with some Dried Hibiscus Flowers

Fresh, Clean Strawberry’s

Ingredients:

1 lb. Frozen Strawberry’s

8 Cups Pink Lemonade

2 Cups Vodka

4-5 Cups Lemon-Lime Soda

Fresh Strawberry’s as a Garnish

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Pretty Glasses, Strawberry’s and Hibiscus Flowers

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Ingredients Ready for the Blender

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The Frozen Strawberry’s

Adding The Frozen Strawberry’s to the Blender

I placed the Frozen Strawberry’s into the Blender, then added the Pink Lemonade, followed by the Vodka, and the Lemon-Lime Soda.

I did slit the Fresh Strawberry’s down the middle to place on each cocktail glass.

Time to Turn on the Blander Until Mixed

Blending Away…..

Pour Into Prepared Glasses

My Pink Pajama Cocktails

My Love of Pajamas

When I am around the house I tend to wear Pajamas even during a week day afternoon, and especially a weekend when I am staying home and not leaving the house. I have never been one to wear “sweats.” To me sweats are sloppy, unattractive and cumbersome. I like something that looks nice, fits my personality, feels comfortable, and looks pretty. I very happily incorporate Pajamas into my daily life whenever I can.

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Strawberry, Jalapeno and Tomato Salsa

Eaten and Enjoyed with a Cream Cheese and Jalapeno Salt Spread onto a Toasted Baguette

Strawberry’s, Grape Tomatoes, Red Onion, Lime Zest and Juice, Jalapeno’s, and Fresh Cilantro

Amounts are up to you!

You first want to wash everything…

On a cutting board you want to start chopping your Strawberry’s into diced sized bites.

Set aside.

As I was slicing the top off of each Strawberry I noticed that they looked like pretty flowers.

I decided to save a few to use as a garnish.

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Now chop the Grape Tomatoes, leaving behind a lot of the Juice and Seeds.

See photo top right. Set them aside.

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Chop the Red Onion into a small dice.

I didn’t use the entire Onion. I did weigh and gage how much I wanted to add to finished mixture.

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Time to chop the Jalapeno’s into a small dice as well. I know that I have a hard time with Jalapeno’s. The fumes really bother me, and whatever I touch on my body after touching the peppers, will make that area hot and uncomfortable. Therefore, it’s a good idea to wear cooking gloves. They help a lot!