Are coming into season here and at $2 a punnet are a bargain buy. At the height of the strawberry season the local markets have a 5kg box of strawberries at various stages of ripeness for $5. That's a buck a kilo!! It's worth a few minutes effort to go through it, pick out the ones that can be popped straight into the mouths of hungry family members and put aside those that are perfect for jams, sauces, cooking and baking. Jams! Did I say jams! I've never in my life made jam. I spent endless hours as a child picking out rosella berries when Nanna made jam but I've never ventured there myself.
I went through the fridge and found a few strawberries too ripe to eat but certainly not in a state to need to go into the worm farm. I hit the google trail and found many recipes for coulis (a really fancy french sounding name for sauce that needs to be said with a heavy accent). Only thing I didn't like about them was the added sugar. Then the added lemon juice to add tartness. What the? It didn't make sense to add sweetness then add sourness to balance it back. Aren't strawberries delicioso all by their sweet little selves?? Also, if we were to have this for dessert, poured over ice cream we certainly didn't need any more added sugar.
So I ventured out onto that limb I sometimes find myself precariously balanced on and blended the strawberries. That's it! Nothing added, no fancy ingredients required and no posh name. Blended strawberries. Poured straight over some delicious vanilla ice cream. Lordy me this was absolutely knee weakening dessert.
I went through the fridge and found a few strawberries too ripe to eat but certainly not in a state to need to go into the worm farm. I hit the google trail and found many recipes for coulis (a really fancy french sounding name for sauce that needs to be said with a heavy accent). Only thing I didn't like about them was the added sugar. Then the added lemon juice to add tartness. What the? It didn't make sense to add sweetness then add sourness to balance it back. Aren't strawberries delicioso all by their sweet little selves?? Also, if we were to have this for dessert, poured over ice cream we certainly didn't need any more added sugar.
So I ventured out onto that limb I sometimes find myself precariously balanced on and blended the strawberries. That's it! Nothing added, no fancy ingredients required and no posh name. Blended strawberries. Poured straight over some delicious vanilla ice cream. Lordy me this was absolutely knee weakening dessert.
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