With so many strawberries, it was a bit of a strawberry festival at our house this weekend! For dinner on Sunday night, we had Strawberry Salad with Goat Cheese Crostini (which was just as delicious the second time around). We had this again for lunch today, along with strawberry smoothies for breakfast and a strawberry pie (which I made this morning) as a treat this afternoon.
Then, if all of that strawberry goodness weren't enough, we drank our local strawberry wine while finishing up our latest 1000-piece puzzle. (The quality of the photo below isn't the greatest because I took it with my camera phone, but you get the idea.)
I only wish I knew how to preserve the fresh strawberries we have to enjoy later this year. I'm taking a canning/food preservation class this June, but unfortunately that will be a little too late. I will, however, have taken the class just in time for summer peaches and blackberries. . . mmm.
2 comments:
You could just freeze the strawberries till your class if you have the space for that.
I love canning! We'll have to share recipes. :D
Someone I know who cans a HUGE amount of stuff every summer recommends Blue Ribbon Canning (she says every recipe works right), which you can get at some bookstores and on Amazon. I got most of my canning supplies at a hardware store here.
It's also possible you could dry them using the oven or maybe in the sun outside. . . .
Mama makes the most wonderful homemade strawberry jelly. Although, that's not the most healthful thing you could do with your strawberries... ;)
That puzzle is awesome! I love old Hollywood. It reminds me of the beginning of Singin' in the Rain when they're arriving at the theater.
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