Local artist Debra Bryant brings a taste of Kentucky with a Florida blueberry spin with her blueberry mint julep. She loves to serve it for “Run for the Roses.” INGREDIENTS 1 pint fresh blueberries, rinsed and dried 1/2 cup superfine sugar 1 large bunch mint 1/2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract Crushed ice 1 cup bourbon […]
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Sophia’s Healthy & Yummy Blueberry Cobbler
Plant City resident Sophia Hyde has been working to make her lifestyle more healthy through detoxes and clean eating. She’s devised a healthy spin on blueberry cobbler. INGREDIENTS 4 cups fresh blueberries 1/2 lemon (juiced) 1 packet Stevia 2 cups almond meal 1/2 cup pecans, chopped 1/2 cup coconut oil melted 1/4 cup pure maple syrup […]
Continue ReadingBlueberry Margarita
Julie Hasting, director of the Blueberry Festival Pageant, has the perfect recipe to unwind at the end of a long week. This tropical margarita will be perfect for summer. INGREDIENTS 3 shots of your favorite tequila 1 cup blueberries 1/2 container of frozen Minute Maid Limeade 1/2 cup of margarita mix METHOD • Mix 2 cups […]
Continue ReadingBlueberry Muffins Fit for a Queen
This classic blueberry muffin recipe is 2014 Blueberry Festival Queen Shelby St. Amant’s favorite. She has made the muffins with her mom — using Keel & Curley fresh blueberries, of course. “These muffins (are) so delicious, and it was because of the fresh blueberries we picked,” she says. INGREDIENTS 2 cups all-purpose flour 2 tablespoons […]
Continue ReadingCoconut Blueberry Cheesecake Bars
The Keel Family has enjoyed eating blueberry cheesecake bars for years. But, their recipe calls for a tropical twist, infusing the bars with coconut. INGREDIENTS 1/2 cup butter 3/4 cup crusted graham crackers 1/2 cup flower 1/2 cup flake coconut 1/4 cup sugar 1/2 cup ground pecans 2/3 cup sugar 1 1/2 8-ounce cream cheese, […]
Continue ReadingRelay luminarias now for sale
It’s the last push before Relay for Life on April 11 to 12. Luminarias to remember a loved one can be purchased now and at the event. Every team that submits $50 in luminaria submissions will receive five RFL hoodies. For more, email Allison Martinez at allison.martinez@cancer.org.
Continue ReadingBREAKING NEWS: Retailer sets ‘target’ on Walden Lake golf course
AF WIRE — Less than two months after Walden Lakes Golf & Country Club owner Visionary Golf LLC filed a rezone request with Plant City to redevelop a portions of its property for residential use, one of the nation’s largest big-box retailers is making a play for the space. Target has offered $7.5 million to […]
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Dear loyal Plant City Times & Observer reader: Happy April Fools’ Day! Let me be clear: The story, titled “Retailer sets ‘target’ on Walden Lake golf course,” which appeared today on our website, is an April Fools’ Day spoof. It is not true. I’ll say it one more time: It is not true. A SuperTarget […]
Continue ReadingRotary Club donates AEDs
The Noon Rotary Club of Plant City donated recently another 20 Automated External Defibrillators to the Plant City Police Department. Police Capt. Jerry Stwan and Capt. Susan Pruet received the units from Rotary Club President Aaron Davis. The club previously supplied seven units to the department, and of those, three already have been used in […]
Continue ReadingWinner: April Farkas
April Farkas submitted this photo of Plant City famous strawberry water tower. The Plant City Times & Observer, State Farm Insurance agent Tony Lee and The Corner Store have partnered to host the I Love Plant City Photo Contest. Winners will have their photo featured and receive a $10 gift certificate to The Corner Store! […]
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