Strawberries

THIS AUCTION HAS ENDED. Winner is chicken julie. Julie, you sneaked up on me because I got distracted...DANG IT! This one's for Stephanie.This shoe makes me want to have more babies. Oh, but wait! What if—gasp!—I have a boy and then he can't wear these! Such is the conversation in my head. But as my readers know only too well, one is more than enough for Crabmommy. I have just 1 little beauty

Don’t you just love eating strawberries? Strawberries are one of the top favorite fruits for most of the people. Actually growing strawberries is not that difficult as you think, once if you know few vital tips in growing them. Strawberries are one of those fruits that anyone can grow, whether you have a [...]

Gray Strawberries is a post-rock/experimental project started in 2006, by five boys from 17 to 22 years old in Indaiatuba, São Paulo, Brazil. After the release of their demotape, Violent Skies of May, name given because of a tornado that striked their hometown, the band started developing and playing all around the São Paulo state. A new album is expected for 2008. -----(Kicking off with a 17min

I'm not sure which is more incredible--the large bowl of strawberries I picked from my garden yesterday or the sunshine you see all around. This summer is working to be the coldest in Anchorage history with fewer days below 65 than any previously recorded year and yesterday was the first day I remember waking up to sunshine since May. Funny how a little sunshine makes everything better.Needless

So did I get you with that picture? Our family usually has a big breakfast together on Sundays. It is the only day that James can join us for breakfast so we try to make it a special breakfast. The girls and I wake up late and then have fun making things together. James usually does not want to wait that long so he has this bad habit of making a frozen pizza as he waits. This recipe is one of our

It’s midnight and I have a migraine coming on. Why? Nope the MSG (although the Chinese restaurant we ate at said there was none…) and the strawberries did not affect me. However they or something affected Jeremiah. Who by the way, just turned eighteen months old!! This is what I’ve dealt with all day:                      

Summer brings with it an array of many fruits ,vegetables and herbs - each plant basking and feeding off the warm glow of seemingly endless days. With such an abundance of life giving light - is it any wonder that strawberries thrive in these months?‌picture courtesy of Bahadorjnpicture courtesy of MR+GThe fleshy sweetness invokes heavenly sighs when coupled with special desserts. Biting into t

I made these for a party that is being held tonight (more on that later).  These are very simple to put together and look beautiful when presented.  I did not measure any of the ingredients for the filling–I just threw it together and then adjusted for taste.  I’ll do my best to estimate how much [...]

This time of year finds us spending at least a few hours at a strawberry field picking (and eating) fresh strawberries. The California Strawberry Commission website is full of recipe ideas that I can use to make some delicious treats. I can smell the yummy shortcakes in the oven now just waiting to be smothered in whip cream and strawberries. There is also a neat site called Stawberryville that ha

Growing great strawberriesIf you have strawberry plants in the garden you will be joining the crowds at Wimbledon and enjoying a big bowlful of them, with cream. They will be a lot sweeter when you realise how much cheaper your bowl is. It isn’t difficult to grow your own and you can even plant them out now. Strawberries thrive in a wide range of soils, from light sand to heavy clay. Ideally tho

Summer means bountiful berries and delicious desserts, but when it comes to ripe and luscious strawberries combined with rich and dark chocolate, more often than not, a platter of Chocolate Covered Strawberries can easily serve to be the perfect answer for your dessert needs, without being overly heavy! The summer in California gives us huge red strawberries that can be amazingly sweet, and with a

This is such an easy gluten free dessert! I thought of making gluten free brownies last night, but I decided to make these chocolate biscuits instead. They are not as rich as brownies and take much less time to prepare and bake. I am sure that not everyone will appreciate a chocolate-flavored biscuit, [...]

I had a busy weekend. One could say very busy with all the events that were happening. This is going to be a long post. So on Friday I had planned to go to the Betsey Johnson sample sale again. course my lazy ass never really quite made it there, as there were several distractions along the way. i wonder if I missed out on some more deals there, if they had brought out more stuff. But then I ask

Strawberries thrive here in the Pacific Northwest but this year the June bearers almost missed their month this year with some of the erratic weather we have had during the past couple months. Last year I planted about a half dozen June bearing plants in the holes of the cinder blocks that surround my raised bed. We got enough strawberries to keep our oldest daughter satisfied for an occasional

Two foods that make me think of summer are strawberries and salmon. Both are usually on sale this time of year, and both are low in Weight Watchers POINTS. 1 oz. of salmon is equal to 1 POINT and 1...

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The simple treatment of fruit for dessert is an Italian signature. Enhancements range from fruit tossed with citrus juice, to being doused with wine or – common in the region of Emilia-Romagna – dressed with a splash of balsamic vinegar, to the liqueur-flavoured syrup here. Serves 4.INGREDIENTS:20 gm unsalted butter500 gm strawberries, hulled and halved if large50 gm (¼ cup, firmly packed) br

Vanilla Panna Cotta with Strawberries is a refreshingly light yet extremely popular Italian dessert. Literally translated as "cooked cream", this is a rich and creamy custard, topped with berries, caramel or chocolate sauce. When I heard about it for the first time, I was skeptical; pepper and vinegar in a dessert?! doesn't sound very inviting. But I courageously tasted it at a cafe once, and I h

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Weight Watchers Strawberries and Oranges in Syrup recipeMakes 6 servingsIngredients4 oranges2 lbs (about 2 pints) strawberries3/4 cup sugar1/4 cup basil, thinly sliced1 1/2 cups waterPreparation1. Boil the water and the sugar for about 2-3 minutes (until the sugar is dissolved).2. Let the syrup cool briefly and add the basil. Set aside to steep and cool.3. Wash the strawberries (removing and disca

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I have to admit that when I think of my favorite ice cream flavors, strawberry is not one of the flavors that come to mind. I tend to associate strawberry ice cream with childhood and Neapolitan ice cream. Most strawberry ice creams you come across are made with frozen strawberries and—for me—are kind of boring. [...]

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Weight Watchers Low Fat Stuffed Strawberries recipeMakes 12 servingsIngredients1 lb fresh strawberries2 1/2 teaspoons Splenda sugar substitute4 ounces fat free cream cheese1/2 teaspoon vanillaPreparation1. Clean the strawberries and cut off the tops so that they are flat. Place them on a plate.2. Make a hole at the bottom of the strawberries with a small knife.3. Using a mixer, blend the cream che

Last Monday, a couple from our church invited us out to their berry farm since they said the strawberries were a'plenty and getting squishy if someone didn't pick them. So we hopped in the old van and beat it out there. To the tune of 90 mph? Yeah, that freaked me out a little when I looked down at it. I like to get where I'm going pretty fast, but geez! Then people started passing us on the

Summer means strawberries and I like to eat as many of these sweet ruby fruits as I can while they’re fresh. I like to visit pick-your-own farms to harvest succulent, juicy strawberries. Then I spend hours hulling and making delicious strawberry recipes.Which is just fine with me because, health-wise, strawberries are great: * They boast fiber, more vitamin C than any other berry. * They conta

Today while perusing the Gardening Directory Blotanical, I stumbled upon a post about bonsai trees, How to Get Started in Bonsai from the Matsu Bonsai gardening blog. I think like a lot of people I first learned of Bonsai by watching The Karate Kid - I can still here “Daniel-san” asking Mr. Miyagi what’s up [...]

What a fantastic place to spend a few hours one Saturday!  The Finley family did just that last weekend.  Vollmer Farm is located in Bunn, NC which is just a short drive from the Wake Forest area.  Originally, the farm was a tobacco farm and then in the 80's Farmer John converted his family's fifth-generation tobacco farm into strawberries, pumpkins and organics!  Today there are fields upon f

Strawberries & Champagne preserves750 g strawberries375 g sugar250 ml champagne1 bag jam-fix (the one that is for 250 g sugar)Slice strawberries, mix in a pot with champagne, sugar and jam-fix. Cook on high heat, stirring continuously until it boils and then lower the heat and cook for another 4 minutes.Prepare the jars: Wash jars thoroughly, and wipe them. Place them (without lids) in the ove

Here is the picture of my recently planted strawberries. There are two different varieties here - I can’t remember what the ones on the left are but the ones on the right (with actual strawberries) are Ozark Beauty. This just looks so good - it is still not all the way ripe though. I want to get [...]

The seeds I planted directly in square foot garden boxes for beets, Swiss chard and spinach are finally coming up!! Meanwhile, it’s been HOT outside. Tomorrow it is going to be almost in the 90’s  then Wednesday will go back to normalish at 60 degrees. Been working on my garden while my 2 year old [...]

The seeds I planted directly in square foot garden boxes for beets, Swiss chard and spinach are finally coming up!! Meanwhile, it’s been HOT outside. Tomorrow it is going to be almost in the 90’s then Wednesday will go back to normalish at 60 degrees. Been working on my garden while my 2 year [...]

Not all diets have to taste bad... Strawberries are proven to be more satisfying than other foods as they lower cholesterol levels. They also provide the below health benefits:1. They are healthy!As they contain valuable vitamins and nutrients. Just eight strawberries provide more Vitamin C than one orange does-about 160% of the daily recommended amount. Not only are they yummy... they are also full of fiber, and potassium-with just only 50 tiny calories per serving and 8 grams of sugar.2. They will keep you young... hows that for a benefit!Strawberries are packed with super cancer fighting and anti aging antioxidants. They ward off nasty cronic diseases, and will promote optimal health! Strawberries rank about 10th among the top ten fruits in relation to the amount of antioxidants they co

If you've never been keen on commercial teeth-whitening products and you love strawberries, today is your lucky day: Web site Health.com says that one ripe strawberry plus half a teaspoon of baking powder equals a natural teeth whitener. The secret is malic acid—the product of the mix—which is an astringent that can buff coffee and cigarette stains from your teeth. The post emphasizes that you should be careful, though—too much use could lead to damaged enamel. While a professional teeth bleaching by your dentist will lead to better results, the strawberry method is a fast, cheap alternative.

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Okay, I promise this will be the last time I talk about our strawberry plant in the grow box. After a little more than a month in the grow box our plant went from a small lifeless plant to one that looks like will bear about 10 strawberries. We are planning on moving it to the garden with the rest our strawberry plants later this week to make room for the growing tomatoes. How strawberry plant looked when we started 40 days ago. Picture of my daughter showing off her strawberry before she ate the first one. I sampled on the strawberries and must say I do miss "local" strawberries, looking forward to the rest of them in the next couple months.

My 6 year old daughter was the inspiration for the PC grow box for her science fair project to figure out why strawberries don't grow during the wintertime. She started by picking a strawberry plant from our garden (snow still on the ground) and we potted it in a terra cotta pot which she carefully painted ahead of time. We put it in the grow box in our garage with the lights on for 14 hours a day. As she saw significant changes in her strawberry plant we took pictures. After about a month of growing we went through the pictures and she wrote her report explaining the changes. She definitely had a good time standing by her display proudly telling people about her project and answering any questions that the various visitors had. She did take a break to take a look at some of the oth

this might sound a little strange, but the Japanese seem to have a fruit, vegetable and flower to mark each season. as winter starts to wane, many people go to these large greenhouses, pay about Y1300 ($12) and get a small two-partitioned plastic tray. one part is to hold the strawberry stems; the other holds a large glob of condensed milk. then people are let lose inside one of the greenhouses-- eating as much as they please for 30 minutes. one of my friends put it this way: 日本人の大好きなことは、食べ放題と飲み放題です。Japanese tend to love places that offer "all you can eat" and "all you can drink". i as well

300 g chocolate200 g strawberries3 eggs40 g powdered sugar125 g buttera pinch of saltLeave butter at room temperature to soften. Put 250 g chocolate and 30 g butter in a stainless steel pot, and then melt over larger pot full of water. Remove from heat, stir well and add sugar.Separate egg whites and yolks. Add egg yolks one by one to the melted chocolate. At the end add remaining butter, stir and then add halved strawberries.Beat egg whites with salt and carefully add to the mixture.Line mold with cling film and fill it with the mixture. Refrigerate couple of hours or overnight. Later, remove from mold and garnish on top with the remaining chocolate.Note: This is my entry to WTSIM... Terrine at thepassionatecook. You can see the roundup here.

Here's a perfect romantic recipe to make on this Valentine's Day: chocolate-covered strawberries. And it's so easy to make! CHOCOLATE-COVERED STRAWBERRIES 10 strawberries 1 8oz chocolate bar Wash strawberries, and dot with paper towels to dry. The strawberries have to be really dry, otherwise the chocolate won't stick to them. Put the chocolate in a microwave-safe bowl, and microwave for several minutes until melted. Put a piece of parchment paper on the counter (so the chocolate strawberries don't stick). But if you don't have parchment paper, you can use a piece of foil or a large plate. Dip strawberries in chocolate, and lay on the parchment paper. Refrigerate for 30 minutes, so the chocolate hardens. Enjoy! By Melanie Mendelson About The Author:Author of "30 Minute Dinners" - really y

If you can't find fresh strawberries in your local supermarket, frozen strawberries may be used in this recipes; substitute two (10-ounce) cans frozen strawberries for the 2 cups fresh strawberries.INGREDIENTS:2 cups fresh strawberries, stems removed1/4 cup granulated sugar1 tbsp. kirsch (clear cherry brandy) or framboise (raspberry liqueur)6 oz. white chocolate, finely chopped1/4 cup milk, warmed1 cup heavy cream2 egg whites, at room temperaturePinch of cream of tartar3/4 tsp. vanilla extractPREPARATION:In a food processor, combine 1 1/2 cups of strawberries with the sugar. Puree until smooth. Strain through a fine-mesh sieve into a bowl. Add the kirsch and stir to mix. Cut the remaining 1/2 cup strawberries lengthwise into thin slices and stir into the puree. Set aside.Place the chocolat

On the STRAWBERRY: "Doubtless God could have made a better berry, but doubtless God never did."Dr William Butler, 17th century English writerSTRAWBERRY SWISS ROLL A delicious & light dessert which I made a while ago when I wasn’t quite camera crazy & 'blogged on'. It was loved by everyone; am waiting to see strawberries back this season to make it again. The gateau has this lovely fresh flavour, and the vibrant look enhances the great taste!! Pretty simple and straightforward, this can be made in a day in advance. Keep it covered if you choose to make it the day before.Ingredients:Eggs – 2Powdered Sugar – 2/3 cupZest of ½ an orangeFlour – 1/2 cupVanilla essence – 1 tspFilling/ Topping: Thick Yogurt – 4 tbsp (or fromage frais)Light Cream – 200ml (20-30%)Zest of ½ orangeCastor sugar – 2 tbspStrawberries – 225gmsMethod: Preheat the oven to 190degrees C.Line a 12 X 8” Swiss roll tin with butter paper. Whisk the eggs + sugar + vanilla essence + rind until thi

by: Donna Monday I love strawberries! Do you? If so, then you’ll love this recipe for making a strawberry milkshake. I remember how much fun it was as a little girl to go and pick fresh strawberries in the field. There’s nothing more enjoyable than adding a handful of big, ripe, juicy strawberries to a bowl of cereal or to the top of a frosted cake to make it more colorful. And let’s not forget that delectable dessert called strawberry shortcake. But of course, we know that you don’t have to put strawberries on top of something to enjoy them. They’re nature’s perfect snack fruit that comes ready to eat. If you love milkshakes and strawberries, then you most definitely enjoy the taste of strawberry milkshakes. Milk and cream are the perfect compliment to the sweet tangy flavor of ripe strawberries. Why, you could say it’s a match made in heaven. Because . . . that’s what a homemade strawberry shake tastes like – pure heaven. You don’t have to wait till summer to enj

Strawberries are one of the most favorite fruits in United State. They are juicy and full of vitamins that are good for your health. Hope you will like this “I love strawberries” logo design! Fruit, Health, Love, Strawberries, Vitamins

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clickSill Life SeriesCertified Original Art © 2007 MkMBeing a big fan of black and white and red being my very favorite color I really enjoyed this composition. Guess what I was enjoying while painting this?Details: 6 x 8 inches, Oil on CanvasCertificate of Appraisal included.For more information: email@kmadisonmoore.comAvailable for commissions.A Painting A Day Objets d' Art by k. Madison Moore

INGREDIENTS:serves 4* 4 egg yolks, preferably free range* 4 tablespoons sugar, or icing sugar* 4 dl whipping cream* 1 vanilla bean, or 1 tablespoon vanilla sugar* 1 liter (1000 ml) fresh strawberries* 4 tablespoons orange liqueurMETHOD:1. Cut vanilla bean open and scrape out the seeds.2. Beat the egg yolks with sugar and vanilla.3. Whip the cream and fold it into the egg mixture.4. Pour your prepared mixture into a wide plastic freezer container.5. Put it, covered, into your freezer for a couple of hours.Optional: You may take the ice cream out of the freezer after 30-40 minutes, break up the ice crystals by beating it and making it smooth again, and repeat this now and then. However, there is really no need to stir this ice cream while it freezes. I don´t do that. When there are so many egg yolks in the ice cream mixture, I find it unnecessary.TO MAKE THE DESSERT:1. Soak the strawberries in orange liqueur and place them, covered, in the refrigerator for an hour or more. Gently stir a

It’s a very simple snack or dessert. Wash 250g strawberries. Melt 100g plain chocolate au-bain marie. Dip the strawberries into the chocolate and place them on a dish en let the chocolate cool down. But if you cant resist, you can eat the chocolate strawberries just after dipping them into the warm chocolate.

The next time you snack on a trail mix, take a careful look at the dried fruits included. There are raisins, bananas, maybe some kinds of berries, but dehydrated strawberries are missing. It is hard to explain this phenomenon because when you think about it, cowboys traveling along the American trails in the west or anywhere else must have come across some strawberries. But then why is it that dehydrated strawberries always seem to be forgotten when it is time to put in the dried fruits in the trail mix?One answer to this might be that cowboys, who are supposedly very manly and tough, do not want to be seen munching on strawberries, as these fruits are deemed to be more suited to ladies and young, rosy-cheeked children. Eating dehydrated strawberries might reduce their masculinity in the opinion of their peers, and cause serious damage to their tough demeanor. Thus, dehydrated strawberries have been excluded from the trail mix, to protect the manly reputation of these cowboys.However,

It's nice to see celebrities who are trying to live a healthy life!Here's Jennifer Love Hewitt buying some fresh strawberries at a local farmers' market in California.She looks so pretty in that long brown dress!More candid pictures of Jennifer and her boyfriend Ross McCall at the farmers' market...Photos found @ imnotobsessed.comMore Jennifer Love Hewitt photos & news:Jennifer Love Hewitt at Comic-Con 2007 Day 3Jennifer Love Hewitt at CBS Stars Party summer press tourJennifer Love Hewitt gained even more weightJennifer Love Hewitt at 2007 Saturn AwardsHas Jennifer Love Hewitt lost weight?

Homemade honey ice cream recipe with kiwi, strawberries and peaches ingredients: 2 cups strawberries 3/4 cups honey 6 kiwi, cleaned and cut in slices 2 cups peaches cut into small pieces 12 ice cream molds or paper cups 12 sticks for ice cream Strawberry ice cream recipe instruction: Mix strawberries with 1/4 of honey in food processor. Pour strawberry mixture equally in 12 ice cream molds and freeze it for 30 minutes. Kiwi ice cream recipe instruction: In the meantime, mix kiwi with 1/4 of honey in food processor. In molds with frozen strawberry ice cream, equally pour kiwi ice cream. Put ice cream sticks into that (into middle of the mold) and freeze it for 30 minutes. Peach ice cream recipe instruction: Separately mix peaches with 1/4 of honey in food processor. Pour peach ice cream on the kiwi ice cream, around sticks, and freeze your fruit layer ice cream for at least 1 hour. Take out frozen ice cream from the molds and serve your gourmet ice cream on the sticks. Kids just ad

John Lennon dreamed about fields of them - and can you blame him? Arguably the most delectable fruit known to home gardeners is surprisingly one of the easiest to grow as well. Though I'm still unsure as to why I nurture my strawberry plants because either their fruit shrivels and disappears upon ripening or my children are feasting at my expense. I'm tending toward the latter. Nevermind, at least someone is benefiting from these wonderful fruits. I've always grown strawberries, experimenting with different varieties and techniques hoping to achieve better results each year. And bit by bit my success is slowly improving. Yet I find my biggest distraction is comparing my yields to those in the local supermarket. I've had to console myself that unless I give my strawberries the attention and "cotton-wool" treatment they receive from professional strawberry growers, they will always look second-class. But that's okay. They taste better than those bought from the shop. So what h

For a few years now I've been giving a little help (occasional watering and weeding) to a patch of especially large wild strawberries. Each year they reward me with a special harvest - not large but very sweet. This year's gift was substantially greater than last year's:Inside British Columbia - the blog. See Creative Commons license for this blog.

"Queen's Cup with Strawberries"5X9Oil on Gessoed BoardArtist's CollectionClick on picture to enlarge it.It's Wimbledon week!!! What more could you ask for but a bit of great tennis, some strawberries in a bowl, and a spot of tea with the Queen? Go for it!!These are some more of my mother's dishes. The little bowl is ironstone with a tea leaf design in the center of it...covered up by the strawberries. The cup...is a gilded demitasse that she had for as long as I can remember. It's gorgeous. It honestly looks worthy of the Queen. I doubt anyone in my family ever drank from it. It's too pretty. I don't think I could ever do it justice in a painting, but it was fun trying and probably I will attempt it again in another still life at some point. Now go watch Wimbledon and enjoy!

There's a picture of my little guy next to my strawberry patch. We're both very excited that the patch is doing so great. He makes a point of checking for newly ripe berries every night after we get home from the daily grind. A few days ago we had a few berries that were on the verge of being ready to eat. They looked something like this: Two days later I have a plentiful handful of

This is my forth pancake painting. I guess each week I discover something more colorful and delious than the previous week. This week I've combined berries and strawberries to the mix. Next time I'll order oat meal.Click Here to Bid

CHEESECAKE AND STRAWBERRIES - 1 SERVING1 Pkg Vanilla high protein pudding mix1/2 cup cottage cheese, 2%1/2 cup strawberriesMix cottage cheese and vanilla protein pudding mix. Add Stevia Balance packet as desired for sweetness. Top with strawberries and more Stevia Balance as desired.FAT 4GM CARBS 14GM PROTEIN 31GM CALORIES 223

CHEESECAKE AND STRAWBERRIES - 1 SERVING1 Pkg Vanilla high protein pudding mix1/2 cup cottage cheese, 2%1/2 cup strawberriesMix cottage cheese and vanilla protein pudding mix. Add Stevia Balance packet as desired for sweetness. Top with strawberries and more Stevia Balance as desired.FAT 4GM CARBS 14GM PROTEIN 31GM CALORIES 223

First strawberries Originally uploaded by mothsailor. I'm not sure if this will turn out to be feasible, but I'm having a go at participating in the Every Day in May challenge. The idea (as you might guess) is to produce some sort of work every day in May! This was the piece that I painted yesterday, inspired by my first English strawberries of the year, and also by the May project at a new forum for watercolour artists called the Watercolour Haven. technorati tags: Every+Day+in+May, watercolour, strawberries

Yesterday night, I was suddenly very inspired to create more felt crafts. After all, we B1/06 just completed our 2nd class test paper : Pharmaceutics. There are still 3 more weeks to go lah, with 4 more papers. :( *Patience, patience*I had in mind a few days ago to compile a strawberry-themed kawaii grabbie. And I proceeded to make a 2-strawberries embellished felt pin/brooch yesterday night. Continued making 5 strawberry-patch-themed 1-inch felt pin/brooches this afternoon. Included kawaii stickers and origami hearts. :)Check out the listing in my Etsy shop :Strawberries Explosion Kawaii Grabbie :Hah.... Felt really productive la.... Still am feeling that. Probably will make more stuff tomorrow, IF I'm satisfied with my revision-studying outcome! :PTonight, just now, I went with my cell-group friends to a steamboat place at Sunway. The place's name is something like Yuen's Steamboat, and it's a 3-storey corner shop, with each floor accomodating around 20-30 tables that can take 12

I'll be frank! I am NOT a gardener. We have never had a garden. There was never any interest on my part to grow and maintain a garden. I know absolutely NOTHING about anything pertaining to a garden. With that being the case, we've never had any issues pertaining to...

Meringue Nests with Strawberries From Fiona Haynes, These individual meringue nests make a delicious and almost fat free dessert for Valentine's Day. Meringues are one of those desserts that look difficult to make but are actually pretty straightforward. Really! I like my meringue to be crisp on the outside but soft and slightly chewy in the center. This is because I’ve embarrassed myself by cutting into a crispy, hard meringue only to watch it fly across the dining table into someone else’s lap. INGREDIENTS: * 4 large egg whites, with absolutely no yolk * 1/4 tsp cream of tartar * 3/4 cup ultra-fine baker’s sugar (regular is fine) * 2 cups fat-free whipped topping * 1 cup sliced strawberriesPREPARATION:Preheat oven to 250 degrees.In a large, clean and cool bowl, b

I and my hubby are fruitoholics. There is no single day when we don't have at least 6 types of fruits in our fruit basket. We both are totally addicted to fruits and can survive just eating them. When Maheshwari announced her fruit of the month I was overjoyed as she has chosen my favourite juicy, gorgeous Strawberries. What a better fruit for this month of romance and love than red, almost heart shaped strawberries. After drilling my brain and my hubby's brain for some ultra-special recipe I ended making this. Oh no!!! There is no frying, baking, steaming or cooking involved. I wanted to keep it simple yet delightful. So here is my entry of Fresh Strawberries served with dollop of Vanilla Ice Cream and Chocolate Sauce. This is what I usually serve as desserts when I have very limited time to prepare. And everybody loves having this light dessert after heavy meals. Overall preparation time is just five minutes and I don't have to say how it tastes. Fresh Strawberries with Ice Cre

Twenty (20) lucky Swagtime viewers will win the Kama Sutra Strawberry & Champagne Boudoir Puff Gift Set.  It's our Valentine's Day gift to you courtesy of KamaSutra.  Now these aren't your typical strawberries & champagne, but this gift set is sexy, sultry and sweet nonetheless.  Kama Sutra is a company whose existence was inpired because of the renowned book, Kama Sutra.  You know the one that is all about the art of making love?  We're sure you've heard it once or twice before.  The Kama Sutra Company has, for over thirty years, made products that incite your senses and bring intimacy back into your life in ways you never saw coming.  The Boudoir gift set combines an amazing honey dust that is gently flavored with the sweetness of strawberries and champagne, which when you pat generously over the body gives beautifully fragrant, soft and kissable skin, and a pair of perfectly sexy panties.  Visit www.swagtime.com's home pag

Where: Stony Brook, NY When: May 7, 2006 This was the last bottle of Strawberries & Crème Frappuccino at the Starbucks closest to Stony Brook. It stood out very much among other bottles of mocha, vanilla and coffee flavor. Strawberries & Crème Frappuccino I was expecting something that tastes like whipped cream. But it actually tasted like strawberry ice cream and was extremely thin. Perhaps

OHMYGOD! When summer’s definitely over, this come a good tease for the next one. Usually all New Era collabs tends to suck, (remember the plumber hat they did with 10 Deep? Ugliest hat EVER). But every now and then it actually goes the right way (read: my way), like this one with Not Bad For A Girl.........................................................