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For you who mentioned Graeter's, you might be in Columbus. If you are, you should check out Jeni's Ice Creams in the North Market, on High Street or in Grandview. If you aren't from there, just GOOGLE Jeni's Ice Cream and try (as quickly as you can possibly get it) her Strawberry Rose seasonal flavor. If is the very last word on strawberry ice cream. It lacks the graininess of Graeters (which I still like) from the over developed ice crystals. In addition, it has just a whisper of rose flavor. Can you think of anything prettier than a strawberry rose?

But seriously, perfection is diced yukons sauteed in duck fat hit with a pinch of s&p and tossed with parsley. I don't know if it gets any better. Unless it's a confit...

It's a fantastic thing! One deviation, I always make my whipped cream with honey. The subtle sweetness of the honey invades so much less on the sweetness of the berries.

My favorite is pound cake--if I bake it at home it's lemon poundcake, but I onfess that Entemann's is the old traditional in my life and I like it a lot. Although the heavyness of the cake does call for vanilla ice cream rather than whipped cream. So now it's a whole 'nother thing...

I am a lover of chocolate or mint chip almost always when it comes to ice cream. However, yesterday in the extreme humidity of NYC we went out for some gelato, went over to the little stand outside Eli's on Third Avenue, ridiculously expensive, I know, and lo and behold I ordered the strawberry. It just looked so strawberry-y and good and refreshing. And it was. I am a convert. But I'll still order chocolate or mint chip 9 times out of 10.

My new favorite Strawberry Ice Cream (as of last year when I threw some lavender in for the first time from my backyard garden), when strawberries are in season, is Strawberry Lavender. Lavender, in moderation, adds a complementary depth to strawberry that cannot be fucking beatin'. Mine is made with half of one whole vanilla bean. I have a recipe if you are interested. Mine is the best I've tasted so far and yes, I can put my money where my mouth is.

I was too a skeptic until I read about it here on SE.

I wanted to suprise my husband with pancakes on a Saturday morning so I bought it (I was too lazy to make my own even if it's incredibly easy). The plus side was that there was little to no clean up which appealed to me the most.

We love Batter Blaster! It came out so good. Also, I loved how they snuck in an inuendo right in the name.... get it? Batter... blaster? Haha...

I recognize that this is heresy in this audience. But I have to say that the slightly sweet biscuits made of Bisquick (with real butter of course) and Cool Whip are not a misuse of good berries. Our season is almost over here in North Carolina but we have taken advantage of the selection from the Farmer's Market. I do agree that the quality of the cake is important.