Blackberries – In the Kitchen with Polly

Fruits Grilling Main Dish Red Meat Seasonal Summer

Blackberry Ribs

PollyJune 27, 2024September 16, 2025

I know this picture looks a bit dry. The ribs are not dry! I was so anxious to take some pictures I forgot to douse them with the leftover Blackberry BBQ sauce, and then everyone had them on their plate,…

Fruits Pies & Tarts Seasonal Summer Sweets

Mixed Berry Pie

PollySeptember 7, 2023August 28, 2025

Been to the Farmers’ Markets this weekend? Did you buy a bunch of berries? Time for a Mixed Berry Pie! Mixed Berry Pie is my favorite fruit pie. The orange zest sets this pie above all other berry pies, and…

Fruits Gluten Free Ice Creams & Sorbets Seasonal Summer Sweets Vegetarian

Blackberry Sorbet

PollyJune 16, 2021August 28, 2025

Another photo of mine corrupted, sigh. This photo is borrowed from Elegant Foods until I make my next batch! I’ve been having so much fun with my ice cream makers 🙂 I hope you have one, too! Personally, homemade blackberry…

Breakfast & Brunch Cakes & Cupcakes Fruits Summer Sweets

Raspberry-Ricotta Snack Cake

PollyJune 25, 2019August 28, 2025

Delicious, light and moist, unassuming and satisfying. It’s good for breakfast, it’s good for a light dessert, and it’s good for an afternoon tea or snack. It’s good for company, it’s good for a family treat, and it’s good for…

Breakfast & Brunch Drinks Fruits Gluten Free Seasonal Summer Vegetarian

Polly’s 3-2-1 Smoothies

PollyJune 3, 2010August 28, 2025

I’m pretty sure I was one of the first people ever to taste a smoothie 🙂 There was a smoothie man on campus at San Diego State University in 1976. He had a blender, fresh pineapple, fresh bananas, and a…

About Me

It's all about the recipe—really, it is! I have amassed quite a collection of recipes from my favorite cookbooks, food magazines, friends, the Internet, and more recently my adult daughters. I test every recipe I post. Some I've been cooking for years, decades even, and a few I have made only a few times. I don't post mediocre recipes. I don't post good recipes. I post GREAT recipes! When I find a recipe I LOVE, I can't wait to share it. I started In the Kitchen with Polly on January 01, 2010, a joint venture between myself and my non-cooking but most excellent webmaster, proofreader, technical goddess and all-around bestie, ratty (not a joke—ratty is her chosen nickname—her Mama didn’t do that to her, she did it to herself!). Last year we hit a snag—the website went up in monstrous flames. It took a long time to sort out what happened and even longer to recreate what was lost. Hundreds of pictures gone, and every recipe we posted (300+) over the last 14 years had to be reformatted, many pictures retaken. It's done now though, and we are back! I like this brighter version :) Scroll through! Find something you like, and let's get cooking! There’s a search button and there are also tags to click on if you want to find a recipe for a specific food. If you need it, the print button is on the preview page and at the end of each post.

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