Strawberry Love: 45 Sweet and Savory Recipes for Shortcakes, Hand Pies, Salads, Salsas, and More

by Cynthia Graubart

Overview

The arrival of fresh strawberries signals the start of summer, the time to visit pick-your-own farms and farmers’ markets to stock up on plump, ripe berries. Strawberry Love celebrates strawberry season with 45 recipes, all beautifully photographed, for enjoying this heavenly fruit, fresh or frozen. From breakfast treats (French Toast with Strawberry Syrup) to salads (Strawberry, Burrata, and Arugula Salad), main courses (Hamburger Sliders with Goat Cheese, Strawberries and Bacon), and desserts (Strawberry Creamsicles on a Stick and Strawberry Heart Hand Pies), strawberry lovers will find tantalizing new ways—along with the classics—to make the most of their summer berry bounty. The book also includes tips for picking, freezing, and making jams and syrups for enjoying the taste of summer all year long.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781635863222
Publisher:	Storey Publishing, LLC
Publication date:	04/27/2021
Pages:	104
Sales rank:	633,637
Product dimensions:	7.00(w) x 8.90(h) x 0.50(d)

About the Author

Cynthia Graubart is a James Beard Award–winning cookbook author, a cooking teacher, and a culinary television producer whose books include Zucchini Love, Strawberry Love, and Blueberry Love. Her work has appeared in The Washington Post, New York Times, Chicago Tribune, Los Angeles Times, Better Homes & Gardens, and Southern Living. Graubart has appeared on Fox & Friends and Hallmark’s Home & Family Show. A champion of family mealtime, she shares her passion for her home state of Georgia and its bountiful produce and products across many platforms. She can be found online at cynthiagraubart.com. 

Table of Contents

Sweet Scarlet Berries
Tips for Cooking with Strawberries
Cook's Notes
Bright Mornings
Savory Delights
Sweet Treats
Acknowledgments
Index

Editorial Reviews

01/04/2021

James Beard Award–winning chef Graubart (Mastering the Art of Southern Cooking) takes a delightful deep dive into dishes that feature strawberries. She kicks things off with an introduction loaded with strawberry trivia (“Ancient Romans used wild strawberries to treat sore throats and even depression,” and Native Americans “steeped leaves and roots into teas that treated gum and internal inflammations”) before getting into the recipes, which are organized into three sections: Bright Mornings, Savory Delights, and Sweet Treats. Breakfast dishes often come with berry-infused sides such as strawberry-orange muffins, which are accompanied by a honey-strawberry butter, or sour cream strawberry waffles topped with strawberry syrup. Desserts run the gamut of everyday fare—strawberry-mint sorbet, cupcakes with strawberry frosting—to special occasion-worthy stunners—an extravagant strawberry meringue stack cake and a strawberry-pistachio bundt cake with lemon glaze. Savory options include fish tacos with strawberry salsa, and pork chops with a strawberry-balsamic sauce. To wash it all down, drinks like strawberry lemon-limeade, mezcal-based smoked strawberry smash, or an old-fashioned strawberry milkshake appear throughout. This is perfect for home cooks ready to take the next step beyond strawberry shortcake. (Apr.)

Publishers Weekly

Is it my birthday yet? Because I don't want to wait for the Strawberry Birthday Cake in Cynthia Graubart's delicious new book, Strawberry Love. The sweet recipes range from comforting and familiar (Challah French Toast with Strawberry Syrup) to new and exciting (Pink Strawberry Pie with freeze-dried strawberries IN THE CRUST!) I was particularly taken with the surprising savory options like Pork Chops with Strawberry Balsamic Sauce and Fish Tacos with Strawberry Salsa which showcase Graubart's recipe talents.” - Cathy Barrows, author of Pie Squared and When Pies Fly 

“Who knew there were so many bright, fresh, inventive ways to use the berries of spring and summer? Thanks to Cynthia Graubart for recipes that jump off the page and right onto my to-do list.” - Anne Byrn, New York Times bestselling author of The Cake Mix Doctor, American Cake and Skillet Love. ​

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