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This week, the first home-grown strawberries appeared at a Mennonite farmers market in northern Missouri. There was no resisting their sellers, two bright-eyed, big-smiled girls in long dresses and caps. There was no resisting the berries themselves, perfectly ripe, finger-dripping juicy, that 'strawberry' red that's so different from 'rhubarb red' and 'raspberry red' and even 'beet red'. So like many of us, I'm on the hunt for recipes for fabulous strawberry recipes, here's a collection from some of my favorite food bloggers.
My first inspiration comes from Denmark, where 'June' is strawberry season.
Photo by TasteFood"Danish strawberry season is fleeting - primarily for the month of June - and for that one month we would gorge ourselves on strawberries. We would pick our own at the nearby organic farm, or stop at roadside rest areas where people would sell their garden harvests from backs of pick-up trucks and car trunks. While driving on country backroads, at the end of long rural driveways, we would find lone tables perched under tilted garden umbrellas shielding cardboard boxes of just-picked strawberries from the fickle Danish sun. We would select our strawberries and pay our money into an unmanned cash box - all transactions done on the honor system, of course.
"For this one month (if we were lucky, and it wasn't a rainy season) we would stuff ourselves with strawberries. We would eat them plain and with cream, in trifles and pavlovas, in fruit soups and salads. When we gave up because we couldn't eat them as fast as they arrived, we would freeze them for later in the year, as a tease and a whisper of our summer past. And, finally, when we began to think that we couldn't possibly eat another strawberry, the season would be finished.
For the rest of the story and food writer Lynda Balsev's recipe for Strawberry & Mascarpone Cream Parfaits with Balsamic Syrup, visit TasteFood
Photo by Susan Voisin
Fatfree Vegan Kitchen ~ Strawberry Snack Cake "So I set to work on making the best, low-fat strawberry dessert I could, baking 4 different versions of the same recipe and gaining 5 pounds in the process. All the experimenting paid off; the final version was light and tender."
Photo by Andrea's Recipes
Andrea's Recipes ~ Strawberries & Cream with Macaroons "It’s an easy dessert that’s elegant enough to serve to guests. We loved the flavor and think the macaroons lend even more taste and texture."
STILL MORE STRAWBERRY DESSERTS
Sugar Plum ~ Strawberry Rhubarb Crumb Cake "This cake is simple; it's a buttery cake topped with strawberries, rhubarb, and a crumb topping."
Crumbly Cookie ~ Fresh Strawberry Scones "The recipe includes yogurt and milk instead of the richer cream often called for in scones."
Lost Button Studio ~ Strawberry Agua Fresca "It's like all-natural Kool-Aid. ... We also just squirted a wedge of lime into each glass instead of adding the lime juice."
MamaMamaHoney ~ Strawberry Cheesecake Ice Cream "All of the ice creams I’ve made in the past have involved cooking ingredients first. This one, however, uses cream cheese and requires no cooking (my kind of recipe!) and will definitely be something I try again – with every fruit I can find (next on my try list – MANGO)! Not only was this recipe delicious, it was light and very refreshing and not too sweet. My kids loved it and loved watching the ice cream maker turn liquid into solid ice cream."
ECurry ~ Spiced Strawberry Soup "With the chilled berry soup, with mint cream & crisps ringing in my heart, I decided on a slightly spicy soup with creamy & minty yogurt & almond & chocolate crisps. The combination of strawberry, mint, cream, nut & chocolate sounded just right."
Kahakai Kitchen ~ Strawberry Almond Crumble with Sweetened Yogurt "Delicious! Roasting the strawberries sweetens them and the crumble is nice and light. To make it healthier, I swapped out the plain flour and added whole grain pastry flour. I also slightly reduced the amount of sugar and butter. "
And you?
And you, what's your favorite strawberry dessert? Leave a recipe or a link to a recipe in the comments!
For tonight's strawberry feast, BlogHer food editor Alanna Kellogg is deciding between Strawberry Rhubarb Cobbler and Strawberry Banana Chocolate Crumble.
