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The one thing I can tell you with great certainty, at least as of late, is that my life is never boring. Not that I ever questioned that or anything, it’s just… well, lately so many nutty things have gone on, that it just seems that sometimes I need my life to be more boring.

Let’s start with the Tornadoes in St. Charles, Missouri on Friday night. Those tornadoes were in my neck of the woods. That neighborhood that was destroyed? 5 minutes from my house. I realized how lucky and blessed we were to wake up Saturday morning, see the damage and know that other than a few small branches in the yard, we were untouched.

Then there was Saturday night. Last night, when you’re reading this. It’s currently 2:30am and the only reason I am still awake is because my first paragraph to this post, was how excited and happy I was to be hosting this week’s SundaySupper. But you see, technically I’m not. Hosting , that is. At least not anymore.

After the tornadoes Friday night, our Family Arena was heavily damaged and my two oldest teenagers graduation was cancelled and then rescheduled for Sunday night, at… the exact time SundaySupper starts. How convenient. So that was the first hurdle we got over. Then I had our questions. I was so out of sorts seeing the damage from the tornado and checking on family, that I didn’t get them posted. So I sent what I had to my awesome friend Melanie, who added the last few and posted them for me Saturday morning.

Then there is a bunch of other stuff that happened, and then we get to why I’m still up at 2:30 in the morning.

Saturday evening, we get a call from the leader of my daughter’s youth corps. that she had gone down in a parade they were doing and that there were tons of paramedics and firefighters trying to work on her. It was an hour and a half after we had left her there. So we had JUST gotten home (in fact we weren’t all the way home yet) and we get the call. Did I happen to mention it was in Illinois? Not in Missouri where I live?

My friend Jen just said, continue home, I’ll call you if it gets worse. They think she’ll be fine. Only she wasn’t fine. About 30 minutes later I get a call that none of her vitals are coming back and they are getting concerned. So they are taking her to a nearby hospital in another town. This was better for me, because driving it only took an hour to get back (not the hour and a half to get to the event), but seriously -that was not supposed to be my Saturday night and she missed out on her event for tomorrow, because like any good mom – I made her come home. She’s fine by the way after a liter of fluids once she did get to the hospital. But the horror stories I heard about her condition BEFORE the hospital make my heart hurt. Anyway, so I’m hosting SundaySupper, but kinda not. Forgive me. It’s almost 3am and I can’t think. But hey, I’m home. And my bed is calling me. And … well, I definitely need sleep at this point.

ANYWAY….

This recipe came to us one afternoon when we had a plethora of Strawberries from the garden and we’d just picked up several pints of blueberries from a roadside stand (we’re growing blueberries but they aren’t quite ready yet – close.. but not yet). My kids love to make monkey bread and we just combined the idea together with the berries and decided to wrap the berries in there with some cream cheese and well… this was born. It’s ridiculously easy. Honestly. Just time consuming. But oh so worth every berry moment of it at the end. Trust me.

We decided it was sweet enough and so good all on it’s own, we didn’t want to ruin it with any icing or anything so we just left it as is. The slightly lemony flavor of the “cake” and the berry filled insides are just delicious together and we are pleased to tell you, this will be made again and again!

Don’t forget to check out the other fabulous recipes in this week’s Summer Berries SundaySupper! They are amazing!

Breakfast & Brunch

• Angel Food French Toast with Blueberry Lemon Sauce by Neighborfood
• Blueberry Lemon Baked Doughnuts by Small Wallet, Big Appetite
• Blueberry Rhubarb Baked Oatmeal by Pies and Plots
• Overnight Strawberry Stuffed French Toast by In The Kitchen With KP
• The Best Blueberry Muffin by Supper For a Steal

Sweet & Savory Berry Recipes

• Herbed Pork Tenderloin with Wild Blueberry Sauce by Noshing With The Nolands
• Red, White, and Blue Chicken Salad by MarocMama
• BBQ Strawberry Pizza by Jane’s Adventures in Dinner

Jams, Jelly, Sauces & More

• Blackberry Ketchup by Healthy. Delicious
• Four-Berry Jelly by Blueberries and Blessings
• Mixberry Jam with Merlot by The Urban Mrs
• Roasted Strawberry Tarragon Butter by Gourmet Drizzles
• Strawberry Freezer Jam by Growing Up Gabel

Desserts

• Strawberry Crumb Bars by The Girl in the Little Red Kitchen
• No-Bake Frozen Berrylicious Cracker Cake by Shockingly Delicious
• Strawberry Cream Cheese Dessert by That Skinny Chick Can Bake
• Fruit Salsa with Cinnamon Sugar Chips by Hezzi-D’s Books and Cooks
• Lattice-Top Blueberry Pie by Hip Foodie Mom
• Caramelized White Chocolate Raspberry Cheesecake by Vintage Kitchen
• Strawberry Shortcakes by Juanita’s Cocina
• Berrylicious Ice Cream by NinjaBaking.com
• Stove Top Berry Crumble by Peanut Butter and Peppers
• Strawberry Yogurt Popsicle by Mama’s Blissful Bites
• Peggy’s Cove Blueberry Grunt by Kudos Kitchen By Renee
• Chocolate-Raspberry Yoghurt Cookies by What Smells So Good?
• Strawberry Ice Cream by Basic N Delicious
• Financiers with a Summer Berry Salad by The Lovely Pantry
• Strawberry Pretzel Salad by Curious Cuisiniere
• Strawberry-Chocolate Frozen Yogurt Parfaits by The Weekend Gourmet
• Summer Berry Salad with a Honey Citrus Dressing by Runner’s Tales
• Strawberry Pop-Tart Ice Cream by Foxes Love Lemons
• Strawberries with Cannoli Cream  by Comfy Cuisine
• Almond Cake with Blackberry Mascarpone Filling by Ruffles & Truffles
• Oregon Strawberry Sundae {Dairyfree} by The Not So Cheesy Kitchen
• Blackberry Pie w/Brandied Whipped Cream by Webicurean
• Vo-Vo’s Famous Strawberry Cheesecake by Family Foodie
• Raspberry Mousse by Cindy’s Recipes and Writings
• Mini Strawberry Cheesecake with Walnut Crust by Soni’s Food
• Salted Caramel Strawberries With a Crunchy Nut Coating by Sue”s Nutrition Buzz
• Strawberry Blueberry Stuffed Monkey Bread by Daily Dish Recipes

Cocktails, Drinks & Smoothies

• Berry Berry Smoothie by Momma’s Meals
• Blueberry Infused Vodka by Big Bear’s Wife
• Blueberry Moscow Mule with Homemade Ginger Beer by I Run For Wine
• Goji Berry Martini by Magnolia Days
• Irish Cobbler by girlichef

Party Planning

• Recipes + Tips to Create A Summer Berry Cocktail Bar by An Appealing Plan

Check back on Sunday for all of wonderful Summer Berries recipes! We’d love if you joined our #SundaySupper chat on   Twitter too: we’ll tweet throughout the day and share all of our recipes. Then at 7:00pm EST we’ll start our weekly chat. Please jump in anytime and join us!  To join in, just follow the #SundaySupper hashtag, and remember to include it in your tweets. You can also check out our #SundaySupper Pinterest board for more delicious recipes and photos.

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