Hood Strawberries are dreamy

It's strawberry season! Picked 25 pounds of Hood strawberries last weekend with a friend. Then the following weekend I picked another 30 pounds!  I'm a notoriously fast berry picker so it took about an hour.

At $1.50 a pound for u-pick, it is a third of the price of already-picked berries at the farmer's market.

Enjoy strawberries:

• on granola or cereal
• over cooked quinoa with fresh almond milk
• over pavola with whipped cream
• in a tart crust with vanilla pastry cream
• on shortcakes, angelfood, pancakes
• strawberry panna cotta
• strawberry salad with strawberry balsamic dressing
• strawberry jam or syrup 
• strawberry lemonade
• ... or all on their own by the pint!