Red & White Simply Served...or Not

Apples 'n' cinnamon, strawberries 'n' chocolate, cherries 'n' almonds, grapes 'n' cheddar cheese are combinations that satisfy our cravings, especially since the calorie counter registers low. But, then, comes the best part that is so hard to resist putting the calories on the rise. We have to have the cream whether heavy cream or whipped cream. Put strawberries on your menu today...make the serving simple or as rich as you like...simply served or not!

May 21 is...

National Strawberries and Cream Day

 

 Simply Served: Strawberries Floating in Cream

1. Strawberries are the only fruit with seeds on the outside.
2. The ancient Romans believed strawberries alleviated symptoms of melancholy, fainting, all inflammations, fevers, throat infections, kidney stones, bad breath, attacks of gout, & diseases of the blood, liver & spleen.
3. Strawberries are the first fruit to ripen in the spring.
4. Over 53% of seven to nine-year-olds picked strawberries as their favorite fruit.
5. In a test, subjects who ate nitrate rich foods like strawberries, before exercising burned 100 more calories than those who did not. [Source: Foodimentary.com]

 ~Idea Time + Recipes ~

  

Strawberries and Cream Skinny Taste

Who says the 'cream' can't be ice cream?

 

 

 Strawberry Cream Layer Dessert Recipe 

Something a little more elegant...

Strawberries And Cream Cake Recipe

 

Strawberries And Cream Cupcakes Recipe

A Cocktail to end the evening...

Strawberries...Yum!
With cream...Yummier!

yum, yum, yum . . . yummy!