And of course summer, too! :)
Over the years, I have professed my love of strawberries many times, particularly in the context of vintage recipes posts (such as this tasty strawberry cake recipe and this classic take on strawberry shortcake). Strawberries are not only one of a tiny handful of foods that I continue to be able to safely eat from a medical diet standpoint, but they're also one of my absolute favourite fruits ever!
{Spring is here, the days are getting warmer, and soon fresh strawberries aplenty will be everywhere! Take advantage of their culinary versatility with the 50 fabulous strawberry recipes in today's post. Vintage image source.}
Year-round, I nosh on strawberries, both in their natural state and as part of a wide range of recipes (sweet and savoury alike). As we head into mid-spring, strawberry season is just starting to get underway for many in the northern hemisphere and soon we'll be able to enjoy strawberries at the peak of their perfection. Green houses can work wonders, but nothing compares to the perfect taste, texture, and moisture content of a fresh-from-the-garden (or woods) strawberry gathered when it was in season.
Hopefully you can get your hands on plenty such berries this year and perhaps use some of them in the slew of 50 delicious strawberry recipes that I've rounded up here today.
A blend of old school classics, newer offerings, and thoroughly modern ideas from some of the best online recipe sites and cooking blogs, this tasty selection (which only just scratches the surface when it comes to strawberry dishes) is sure to have you swooning for one of spring's most famous fruits.
{All photos are care of their respective sources, which can be reached by clicking on the recipe link above each image. Unlike vintage images which are often much more in the public domain and for which the reproduction and sharing of is more liberally tolerated, I fully understand that some food bloggers do not like to have their photos shared on other blogs, even when a link back to their site is provided. If such is the case and your photo appears here, please let me know by email and I'll happily take it down or credit it in a different way that you're happy with. Thank you!}
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Hungry all of a sudden? Me, too! :) Which of these seriously lovely strawberry recipes is calling your name the most? (The Nutella dessert tacos and strawberry shortcake cheesecake are both pretty much bringing me to my knees at the mere thought!)
Strawberries - cute, vitamin rich, beautiful little culinary offerings that they are - speak to spring and summer immensely. Their lightness, (ideally!) sweet flavour, and refreshing juiciness help ensure that they've been a firm favourite in many parts of the word for countless years now.
{Strawberries are one of the simple joys of spring, summer, and really, life itself! Vintage image source.}
Plus, strawberries are just plain fun! Seriously, they're amongst the happiest fruits, to my mind, and one that is such a harbinger of the changing seasons.
Be it on my table or in my wardrobe (for example), I reach for strawberries often during the spring and summer, and love knowing that I'll never run out of new and exciting ways to enjoy these beautiful little berries.
As strawberry season returns, how are you most looking forward to tucking into this awesome red fruit?
