Strawberry Cream Tart
Yes, I’m on a strawberry kick. It’s too early for local strawberries, but the grocery stores are selling early berries from California, and when I walk into the store and see the lovely red berries on display I absolutely cannot resist. So yesterday I pulled out my tart pan and started working on this dessert. With so many strawberries and the pretty red glaze poured all over them, the tart looks very elegant and tastes scrumptious, too, perfect for a Mother’s Day dessert or a weekend brunch. Read more
Strawberry Pie with Crumb Topping and Almond Whipped Cream
May is only a few weeks away, the start of farmers market season, and I am very excited. Our new home is in an area with quite a few pick your own farms, farmers markets, and roadside stands, and we’re really looking forward to checking them out, especially with strawberry season looming. In the meantime, Wegmans has early strawberries on sale this week, and they were so nice that I couldn’t pass up the opportunity to make a pie for Michael.
This recipe is inspired by his mom’s French Apple Pie Read more
SHF: Strawberry Lemonade Granita
It’s been hot this summer. Hot. Plus, being 33 weeks pregnant in July is like having your own personal furnace running on high 24/7, so I was thrilled to see that this month’s Sugar High Friday theme was ice. How timely and appropriate!
I love this lemonade recipe from Food & Wine Magazine. It is very refreshing and makes a nice elegant drink for summer parties. So of course I couldn’t resist the idea of making it into granita. I just put the strained mixture into a glass pan and then froze and whisked it a couple times.
The original lemonade recipe says to serve it over ice, which I highly recommend. Even after straining, the drink is still somewhat thick, so the melting ice helps to get it to just the right consistency for sipping. Read more
