More delicious ways to bake and cook with strawberries
Strawberries dancing with rhubarb
I grew up with Strawberry Rhubarb compote, a rather dusty mauve-coloured, yet delicious, mix. You make it by simply mixing halved strawberries and chopped rhubarb with just enough sugar to make it slightly sweet and cooking it over low heat until it's a soft -- but not completely fallen-apart -- mush. It's lovely over vanilla ice cream.
Strawberry and Rhubarb Pie is wonderful, too, but how do you get a strawberry to jiggle? Pair it with rhubarb and make it into a jelly (Strawberry Rhubarb Jelly). It might sound like something out of a 50s food magazine with mini marshmallows or something, but it's actually a lovely, simple and very pretty dessert with more than a little bit of class.
I grew up with Strawberry Rhubarb compote, a rather dusty mauve-coloured, yet delicious, mix. You make it by simply mixing halved strawberries and chopped rhubarb with just enough sugar to make it slightly sweet and cooking it over low heat until it's a soft -- but not completely fallen-apart -- mush. It's lovely over vanilla ice cream.
Strawberry and Rhubarb Pie is wonderful, too, but how do you get a strawberry to jiggle? Pair it with rhubarb and make it into a jelly (Strawberry Rhubarb Jelly). It might sound like something out of a 50s food magazine with mini marshmallows or something, but it's actually a lovely, simple and very pretty dessert with more than a little bit of class.
A little more work, but worth it
Strawberry Ricotta Pie takes a traditional Italian cheesecake, which is lighter and drier than the North American type, and tops it with lovely glazed fresh strawberries.
For a much richer dessert, try my Vanilla Rice Pudding with Strawberries, an almost over-the-top rice pudding with strawberries. It's a bit of work, as the pudding is first cooked like a risotto on the stovetop before baking, but it's definitely worth it. It makes a great party dessert.
For an easy and elegant Continental-style cake dessert, make Genoise Cake with Wine-Poached Strawberries and Cream. But if you need a birthday cake during strawberry season, you couldn't do better than a strawberry-laced cake topped with strawberry buttercream (Strawberry Cake).
Party time!
June is also the beginning of rosé wine season. This traditional summer sipper can make a wonderful sangria with strawberries; not a sweet, childish one with soda pop, but an elegant and visually stunning one -- Berry Bucket Sangria.
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Andrew Chase is Homemakers Magazine's food editor, the author of The Asian Bistro Cookbook (Robert Rose, 1997), The Blender Bible (Robert Rose, 2005) and co-author of 400 Blender Cocktails: Sensational Alcoholic And Non-alcoholic Cocktail Recipes (Robert Rose, 2006). Subscribe to Homemakers Magazine and don't miss any of Andrew's recipes and menus.
Strawberry Ricotta Pie takes a traditional Italian cheesecake, which is lighter and drier than the North American type, and tops it with lovely glazed fresh strawberries.
For a much richer dessert, try my Vanilla Rice Pudding with Strawberries, an almost over-the-top rice pudding with strawberries. It's a bit of work, as the pudding is first cooked like a risotto on the stovetop before baking, but it's definitely worth it. It makes a great party dessert.
For an easy and elegant Continental-style cake dessert, make Genoise Cake with Wine-Poached Strawberries and Cream. But if you need a birthday cake during strawberry season, you couldn't do better than a strawberry-laced cake topped with strawberry buttercream (Strawberry Cake).
Party time!
June is also the beginning of rosé wine season. This traditional summer sipper can make a wonderful sangria with strawberries; not a sweet, childish one with soda pop, but an elegant and visually stunning one -- Berry Bucket Sangria.
Craving more?
-Savour summer fruit
-8 seductive fruits
-How to pick and store berries
Page 3 of 3
Andrew Chase is Homemakers Magazine's food editor, the author of The Asian Bistro Cookbook (Robert Rose, 1997), The Blender Bible (Robert Rose, 2005) and co-author of 400 Blender Cocktails: Sensational Alcoholic And Non-alcoholic Cocktail Recipes (Robert Rose, 2006). Subscribe to Homemakers Magazine and don't miss any of Andrew's recipes and menus.
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