Strawberry Season

Every year, I get so excited when the first roadside strawberry stands begin appearing around Orange County.  Believe it or not, a lot of strawberries are grown right here.  The strawberries bought at the stands are so much better than those found in the grocery stores.  This year the stands were up in February as they usually are, but due to a lot of rainy weather, the berries didn't really arrive until March.

And now they have .....

 

Recipes which include strawberries are swirling in my head.  You can find my favorite Strawberry Salad recipe posted here.

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Comments

[Yvette (Lo's Mom)]

I miss my Carlsbad strawberries!

That salad looks awesome, but it will be quite a while before they're ready here in Chicago :(

[Erin]

I am so jealous, I miss strawberry stands and grass on the ground as well. Minnesota is just not the same as the Central Coast of Ca...

[Jason]

Oh, yesssssssss! Thanks for the reminder.

[Michelle Pixie]

Mmmmmm those look DELISH!!

[di]

Yummers! Fresh grown ANYTHING is always worth every penny.

Di
The Blue Ridge Gal

[Julie {Angry Julie Monday}]

mmmm. Strawberries

[Duchess]

Ah, we don't have REAL strawberries here until Wimbledon, in late June.

You Californians are always so avante garde.

[MommaSunshine]

God, soooo jealous. Here in Eastern Canada we won't be seeing strawberries until June!!

[Jan]

I see you're putting that lens to good use! And your strawberry salad recipe? 'Tis the BOMB. SO good.

Alas, we shall not see fresh strawberries here until sometime later in May.

[Chris]

Love your strawberry salad recipe!!!

[Life with Kaishon]

Strawberries are my favorites!

[Generic Viagra]

The strawberry is technically an accessory fruit, meaning that the fleshy part is derived not from the plant's ovaries (achenes) but from the receptacle that holds the ovaries.