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In Season: Strawberries
Unfortunately, the end of local strawberry season is near in New Orleans. But blueberry season is right around the corner to edge off our pain.
In Season: Strawberries
Yes, beegled!!! Now that I live in NYC that's the thing I miss the most. Nothing on the East Coast compares. My grandmother used to make the best strawberry jam. Strawberry shortcake is also one my all time June favorites.
In Season: Strawberries
Well I have made Homemade Strawberry Jam with the local strawberries that I got this year....it's so yummy & simple to make!
In Season: Strawberries
Super delicious while being a perfect compliment to fresh strawberries is a light vanilla custard. I made a kind of fruit parfait with layers of lady fingers, fresh strawberries, vanilla custard, and a drizzle of kirsch on the lady fingers to moisten them.
In Season: Strawberries
Occasionally we'll have them start to turn (usually when we go strawberry picking and fall behind on our freezing). When they are a little too soft I'll put those in a blender with some confectioners sugar and make a really nice strawberry sauce that's great on ice cream or added to lemonade!
In Season: Strawberries
Oregon grown strawberries are sweeter than those from any other state:
In Season: Strawberries
Fresh strawberry smoothies while berries are abundant.
In Season: Strawberries
Freeze 'em! They freeze really well. Just hull them, cut them into quarters, and spread them in a single layer on a baking sheet overnight (you can stack additional layers with parchment paper or plastic wrap). In the morning, pour them into a ziplock bag. They'll keep for months in the freezer, and will give you a taste of peak springtime flavor well into winter. Other berries (and other farmers market goodies) freeze just as well -- I wrote a post about it on my blog last year.
In Season: Strawberries
Went to Longhorn for dinner last night and had their strawberry pecan salad. It was quite good. It had a quartered strawberry, halved red grapes, candied pecans, feta, mandarin oranges atop mixed field greens with a raspberry vinaigrette.
In Season: Strawberries
I found this salad from Closet Cooking and adapted it slightly. So light and yummy. It is perfect for Springtime.
http://veryculinary.com/_blog/2009/05/20/strawberry-spinach-salad/
In Season: Strawberries
You mention "savory contexts", but you only offer one: a spinach and strawberry salad.
I also like pulverized strawberries in a vinaigrette, powdered freeze-dried strawberries for rimming cocktail glasses, and as an unlikely star ingredient in risotto.
In Season: Strawberries
Dinner tonight:
Spinach salad with mandarin orange slices, pine nuts, chopped up strawberries, and avocado.
Ideal.
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Unfortunately, the end of local strawberry season is near in New Orleans. But blueberry season is right around the corner to edge off our pain.