I am officially pink.
It's the result of strawberry-mania that's taken over our house.
See, they've even taken over my blog design!!
Do you remember my Winter obsession with cranberries? I think the same happens during Summer but with strawberries. Don't get me wrong - I am not complaining. My daughters think it's cool that mommy is all pink now. 🙂 Girls love pink!
Did you know that one ounce of strawberries have more vitamin C than one ounce of oranges? That makes them a fabulous antioxidant source. And we all need that. The red color comes from anthocyanins, that help reduce inflammation. Vitamin C is good for your brain's functioning and helps rebuild blood vessels and bones. It also helps keep your blood pressure low, as does potassium - also found in strawberries.
So with all that in mind, I am happily indulging in these red gems. Aside of eating them straight from the bowl ( which is our favorite way ), I love to use them in my baking.
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I shared my Strawberries and Cheesecake Chocolate Bars and Sweet Rolls with Roasted Strawberries and Cream Cheese Filling.
I have also made a strawberry version of my Chocolate and Berries Blondies , Berry Banana Bread and Homemade Berry Pop Tarts and strawberry muffins ( jumbo and mini size )! Yum!
I hope you are enjoying the abundance of strawberries also! If you are out of ideas of what to make with them, I hope that you can find some inspiration among my recipes.
Next weeks installment of Kitchen Know-How will be about strawberries and a way of preserving the season in these little gems.
Tomorrow, there is a major thing happening, here on CCS! So make sure to stop by! It's going to be fun!
Do you fancy strawberries? 🙂
xoxo,
Kim Bee says
Strawberries have been had, baked, dipped, macerated, and some were even just eaten right out of the baskets. It's so fun being pink.
Crunchy Creamy Sweet says
High five for pink moms! I have yet to try macerated strawberries.. Hmm.. Thank you, Kim!
Pam says
The farmers markets haven't opened here yet so no fresh locally grown strawberries yet. Your new header is fantastic, very fresh looking!
Crunchy Creamy Sweet says
Awww, thank you so much, sweet Pam! The local ones are always the best! Yum!
Grubarazzi says
I so wish I could! I developed a stupid allergy a few years ago after devouring my fair share of this wonderful fruit. But they sure are lovely!
Crunchy Creamy Sweet says
Oh no! I am so sorry... Blueberries then? 🙂 Thank you!
atthepatisserie says
Thank you for your lovely comment on my blog Anna! 🙂 I love the new look on your blog, and strawberries are DEFINITELY my favorite fruit, ever. I have been known to eat more than a pound a day, and I'm not even kidding, haha!
Crunchy Creamy Sweet says
Sounds good to me 🙂 Thank you, Ann!
Jenni says
Strawberry season is already over here in NC, but we loved every sweet, juicy berry we got ahold of:)
Crunchy Creamy Sweet says
I hope you got to make some jam! That would be fabulous! Thank you, Jenni!