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Strawberry + Basil Chocolate Trifle

Chocolate or red velvet cake cubed 2 cups fresh or frozen strawberries (thawed) 1 jar Strawberry + Basil jam 1 jar chocolate sauce 1 pint whipping cream with 1/4 cup sugar         Slice or cube cake. Place layer of cake in bottom of deep trifle dish or wine goblets. Spread with thin layer of chocolate sauce (1/2 jar). Mix Strawberry Basil Jam with berries, top cake with layer of fruit/jam mixture. Whip the cream and sugar together until it peaks. Then spread a layer of whipped cream (half the pint of whipped cream). Then repeat the layers in the same order. Top with berries, drizzle with chocolate sauce and garnish with sprig of fresh mint or basil....

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Strawberry + Basil/Blueberry + Lavender PBJ and Banana Panini

8 slices oatmeal bread  (or any good quality bread of your liking) 1/4 cup olive oil (you can use spray olive oil) 1 cup all natural peanut butter 3 bananas 1/4 jar Sallie's Greatest Strawberry + Basil Jam and 1/4 jar Blueberry + Lavender Jam Preheat the Panini pan. You can also use a flat grill pan on top of stove. Brush bread on both sides with olive oil and place bottom-half of bread slices on the Panini pan in a single layer. Spread peanut butter on one slice of bread and the jam on the other. Slice the bananas in half then slice diagonally in half. Place the banana slice (3 on each sandwich) on the peanut butter and...

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Jammin' Mojitos

Peach + Mint Mojito 1 oz. lemon or lime juice 1 oz. Sallie's Greatest Peach + Mint Jam 15 fresh mint leaves 1.5 oz. rum Club soda Muddle lemon/lime juice, jam and mint leaves. Add rum and stir with crushed ice. Top with club soda. Garnish with slice of fresh peach and sprig of fresh mint if desired. Blueberry + Lavender Mojito 1 oz. lime juice 1 oz. Sallie's Greatest Blueberry + Lavender Jam 15 fresh mint leaves 1.5 oz. rum Club soda Muddle lime juice, jam and mint leaves. Add rum and stir with crushed ice. Top with club soda. Garnish with a few blueberries and sprig of fresh mint. Strawberry + Basil Mojito 1 oz. lemon juice 1...

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Jammin' Ice Cream Floats

Blue Bell vanilla ice cream - half gallon Sallie's Greatest Blueberry + Lavender, Strawberry + Basil, & Peach + Mint jams 2 bottles San Pelligrino sparkling water Fresh basil, mint leaves and lavender flowers for garnish Fill six 8 oz. glasses with 3 scoops of vanilla ice cream. Pour sparkling water to top of ice cream and then top with a heaping tablespoon of jam. Garnish with the herbs and serve with an ice tea spoon. Delicious!

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Blueberry + Lavender (or Strawberry + Basil) Salad

1 bag baby spinach 1/2 cup toasted pecans (or nuts of your choice) 1 cup fresh blueberries or sliced strawberries 1/2 cup crumbled blue cheese 3 heaping teaspoons Blueberry + Lavender Jam or Strawberry + Basil Jam 1/4 cup apple cider vinegar 1/8 to 1/4 cup olive oil (to your taste/I like less oil) Salt & pepper to taste   Put spinach, blueberries or strawberries, pecans, blue cheese together in a salad bowl. Mix Blueberry + lavender Jam if using blueberries and Strawberry + Basil jam if using strawberries, vinegar, olive oil, salt & pepper together. Toss salad with dressing. Delicious!

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