The strawberries on the terrace continue to grow very well, so much so that I have begun to take them for granted. I feed them about once a week, on fish and seaweed fertilizer, applied via watering can. For a day the terrace smells terrible. And yet nothing tastes like fish...And then a monthly sprinkling of slow release organic granules (Espoma's Rose Tone works well).
At the moment I tend to graze on the berries in the late afternoons, when I am watering, but perhaps it's time I collected them all and Made Something.
Vince reminded me recently of a very simple thing: strawberries in red wine. Not in a drink, like the one I made earlier in the year when the farmers market overflowed in a high red tide, but eaten for dessert. Or breakfast! Years ago, he brought them to me in bed, in Vancouver, the first time I flew across the continent to visit him. And you wonder why I said yes, when he asked?
You need very good, very ripe strawberries, and just a little red wine and perhaps some brown sugar. That is all. Like this:
How do you like to eat strawberries? Teach me some new tricks.
James makes riso di fragole -- it's savory, not sweet and is a beautiful color. Great fun to serve guests and ask them what they think it is.
ReplyDeleteI think he should make it for us and we'll eat it on your roof. Just saying.
ReplyDeleteI saw you and Coco last night and waved but you did not see.
Sliced and left to sit with a bit of sugar to pull out the juices a bit and then drizzled lightly with the best Balsamic you can afford.
ReplyDeleteNothing fancy, shortbread biscuits, sweetened strawberries, whipped cream. I always seem to make them too big but we soldier through till our eyes glaze over!
ReplyDeleteI would love to teach you a few tricks,
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your dog already knows them(grin)
Cool site, love u, C.
Ah, knithound beat me to the Balsamic -- so good!
ReplyDeleteBalsamic and black pepper always. Yum. Heat only slighty till soft and sauce forms then add vanilla ice cream. hmmm hmmm.
ReplyDeleteMash them a bit with fork or blender ,mix with sugar and sour cream - the polish way - delicious!
ReplyDeleteFrozen! Like little sweet 'pops' of flavor! We freeze grapes as well- yummy!
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