Food

[pseudosilence]

Ah spring, the time of the year when California is flooded with strawberries. 
I let myself be talked in to half a flat of organic berries at the Farmer's market this morning, and now I need to figure out what to do with all of them. 
I'm considering strawberry ice cream and fresh berry pie, but does anyone have suggestions or favorite recipes?

Comments

[apintrix]

If you're swamped, strawberries freeze well for smoothies.

You can also blend them with a little sugar&lemon to make a really nice sauce for angel food or pound cake.

Mmm... now I want strawberries...

[pseudosilence]

Oh, any leftovers are definitely going in the freezer. Now if only I had a little more room up there...

[orichalcum]

Oh, I miss that season...
Rhubarb is totally in season at the moment, and strawberry-rhubarb compote is easy - just boil'em all together - and delicious with vanilla ice cream.

I also note that Trader Joe's decadent chocolate frosting, melted for 10 seconds in the microwave, makes a delicious sauce to dip strawberries into for a nice romantic evening.

[pseudosilence]

Alas, I haven't seen much rhubarb around, but I'll keep looking. Good suggestion on the frosting - I tried to make chocolate covered strawberries a few weeks ago and it turned into a goopy (although still tasty) mess.

[orichalcum]

I find pure melted chocolate doesn't work so well, but this frosting is awesome. Maybe rhubarb's just out in the Midwest.

Mmm! Strawberries!

[duskydawn]

Here's one healthy suggestion, one unhealthy suggestion and one sophisticated suggestion:

- I slice strawberries and apples or pears and add them to salad alone with walnuts and dried cranberries. Cutting them lengthwise looks like a heart so this i called a "sweetheart salad"
- Strawberries and chocolate are always a good thing: I'd suggest a thick slice of fudgy David Glass Ultimate Chocolate-Espresso cake (Trader Joe's often has them)
- At the Fancy Food Show many years ago, they served fresh halved strawberries in balsamic vinegar and a dash of brown sugar. Surprisingly, these were awesome & I highly recommend them!

[pseudosilence]

Strawberries and basalmic vinegar? I think I actually had these once, and I'd forgotten, but it was yummy.

And apparently Trader Joes really is the place to go for chocolate...