Strawberry Rhubarb Jam
Two weeks into my summer vacation, I had a serious itch to make some strawberry jam. The problem was everywhere I looked the strawberries were either over-sized and under-flavored or ridiculously...
View ArticleStrawberry Spinach Salad with Chevre and Almonds
Some dishes seem to create themselves. The ingredients radiate with pure excitement when they enter into each others’ proximity. This was the case when the loads of astonishingly fragrant...
View ArticleThree Berry Jam
My family and I just returned from a delightful escape from reality in the Santa Cruz Mountains. Without the modern distractions of cars, phones, and computers, our days were peacefully filled with...
View ArticleLebovitz’s Strawberry Frozen Yogurt
Summer, with a capital “S”, beginning with the longest day of the year, is weeks away, but thanks to our local school board, summer is in full swing here. School is out, pools are open, and that means...
View ArticleRed, White, and Blueberry Popsicles
I am not known for overt patriotism, but I am also not one to pass up an opportunity to celebrate. And isn’t it a happy coincidence that our nation’s birthday falls smack dab in the middle of berry...
View ArticleStrawberry Shortcakes
Could there be a more classic summer dessert than a strawberry shortcake? Probably not. So when I finally got my hands on a lug of gorgeously fragrant, deep red strawberries from a local farm, all I...
View ArticleStrawberry Freezer Jam
Delicious strawberry jam can be elusive. The standard jam-making technique of cooking down fruit and sugar until the mixture achieves a jell generally does not work with strawberries. All the fresh...
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