Strawberry celebration recipes for Father’s Day
A nostalgic note on sweet and savory strawberry dishes for dad featuring chocolate ice cream as a favorite after surgery. It suggests spice cakes and berry toppings, macerated strawberries with balsamic and pepper, and strawberry sauces enhanced with red wine thyme and cardamom. Also offers make ahead tips and plate presentation ideas.
Balsamic and Black Pepper Strawberries Recipe
Prep is 20 minutes. Chill several hours. Yields about 4 cups. Slice 2 quarts hulled berries with 2 tbsp sugar and 1 tbsp balsamic vinegar. Add pepper. Refrigerate and stir occasionally. Keeps for days. Nutrition per 2 cup serving: 54 calories, 13 g carbs, 10 g sugar.
Cooking Without a Kitchen Amid Renovation
A home kitchen reno forces improvised cooking. In two days the author misses the stove and sink, using a dining room setup with a microwave, coffee maker, hot plate, toaster, and cutting board. A slow cooker, rice cooker, utensils, and canned goods fill the under-table space as take-out sustains meals.
Honey and Thyme Strawberry Sauce Recipe
A fruit sauce combining strawberries with orange peel honey wine and thyme simmered with spices in a large pot. The mix rests overnight to develop flavor and yields about three cups with nutrition per tablespoon listed.
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