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  • Make your own Crystallized Ginger. Recipe on Shutterbean.com!

    Homemade Candied Ginger
  • When life gives you too many apples, make Instant Pot Applesauce. It's a great addition to your meal prep arsenal. Recipe on Shutterbean.com!

    Instant Pot Applesauce

  • Pumpkin Pecan Biscotti
  • Simple Mixed Berry Crumble with whipped cream is a wonderful summer dessert. Find the recipe on Shutterbean.com!

    Simple Mixed Berry Crisp
  • Apricot Almond Cake for summer parties! Find the recipe on Shutterbean.com

    Apricot Almond Cake
  • Favorite Strawberry Recipes from Shutterbean.com! Grab some inspiration for strawberry season.

    Favorite Strawberry Recipes
  • Tracy from Shutterbean shows how she makes Chocolate Lollipops! Heart shaped

    Chocolate Lollipops
  • Have a bunch of persimmons to use up? Try these Persimmon Bars with Lemon Glaze! Recipe on Shutterbean.com

    Persimmon Bars with Lemon Glaze
  • Spiced Brown Sugar Pound Cake with Rum Molasses Glaze is the perfect way to build community! Find the recipe on Shutterbean.com

    Spiced Brown Sugar Pound Cake
  • Find the recipe for Caramel Pumpkin Oatmeal Bars on Shutterbean.com!

    Caramel Pumpkin Oatmeal Bars

  • Frozen Mocha Mousse
  • Small Batch Sugar Cookie Fruit Pizza -makes enough for 2-4 people. Recipe on Shutterbean.com

    Sugar Cookie Fruit Pizza

  • Small Batch Chocolate Cupcakes
  • Hippy Banana Bread Shutterbean

    Hippy Banana Bread

  • Chocolate Earl Grey Tea Truffles

  • Raspberry Cornmeal Cobbler

  • Berry Cereal Milkshakes

  • Broiled Raspberry Brûlée

  • Chocolate Peanut Butter Popsicles

  • Grapefruit Yogurt Cake

  • Brown Sugar Pecan Sticky Buns

  • Indoor S’mores Party

  • Spiked Coffee Milkshakes

  • Chocolate Dipped Pretzels
  • If you're looking to make your life easier this holiday season, make these Coconut Blondies! Recipe on Shutterbean.com

    Coconut Blondies

  • Cherry Almond Bark

  • Cinnamon Sugar Wonton Crisps

  • Fairy Toast

  • Pumpkin Pie in a Mug
  • Shake up your dessert game with these Caramel Apple Floats. Find the recipe on Shutterbean.com!

    Caramel Apple Floats

  • Almond Joy Rolls

  • Burnt Butter Pear Ginger Crumble

  • Zucchini Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting

  • Banana Coconut Cream Bowl

  • Grilled Peaches with Blackberry Sauce

  • Strawberry Pimm’s Sorbet

  • Elderflower Sherbet

  • Raspberries with Framboise & Cream

  • Cherry Pie Crumble Bars
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Hi, I'm Tracy Benjamin. I’m a food stylist and photographer living in the San Francisco Bay Area, where I find magic in the mess and beauty in the everyday.
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