The northern part of the Philippines
is Strawberry Country. Baguio City, the country’s summer capital, has an
abundance of strawberry fields producing the juiciest strawberries perfect for
pancakes with strawberries, strawberry salad and strawberry shortcake. In fact,
Baguio City produces one of the great tasting strawberry jam you can find.
I remember one visit in Baguio City
for a promotional tour for a TV reality show I was doing a few moons ago. We were
time constrained, doing mall tours as we head to Baguio City and back to Manila.
With a limited staff, a bunch of male contestants of the reality show and the
numerous activities lined up, my only treat was the thought that I was going to
buy tons of fresh strawberries. My heart was pounding in great anticipation as
we headed to Strawberry Lovers Lane.
On the last day of our trip, we have
about an hour to buy some pasalubong
(take home treats) from Baguio City market. I could still vividly recall how
ecstatic I was (I’m pretty sure fellow food lovers find food markets a haven
too!). You see, apart from the abundance of fresh strawberries, Baguio has some
yummy treats such as my favorite biscuit called Lengua, chocolate crispies and
peanut pralines plus the freshest of produce - broccoli and lettuce, which can
be both costly in Manila but were both extremely cheap – like 300% cheaper in
Baguio City! So I bought several kilos of all three fresh produce from various
sellers.
For strawberries, I ended up buying
five kilos and devoured about a kilo on the road (traveling back to Manila was
about 6 hours at that time). I wanted to buy more but I don’t have any idea on
how else to enjoy strawberries aside from eating them raw. Had I known I could
enjoy several ways, I would have bought a sack of strawberries.
So if you’re constantly in search of
ways to enjoy strawberries, you are in the right place. From one strawberry
lover to the next, I am sharing with you all these delicious strawberry recipes
here at Eat To Your Heart’s Content
Recipe Round Up : STRAWBERRY LOVERS
LANE.
I love desserts and I am sure a lot of
food lovers love desserts as well. So let us start with three delicious
strawberry desserts created by three wonderful food bloggers friends from three
continents, Diane of Homemade Food
Junkie from the United States, Linda of With a Blast from South Africa and Rosemary of An Italian in my Kitchen from Europe.
Homemade Food
Junkie
With a Blast
An Italian in my
Kitchen
A few years back, yogurt became a hit
in the metro. Almost every corner and every mall, a yogurt establishment
popped. A cup costs a hundred or two pesos (about $2 to $5 USD +) depending on
the size and additional toppings. If you prefer to create your own yogurt concoction,
these three strawberry-flavored yogurt from three foodie friend bloggers -
Linda of Food Huntress, April creator
of Girl Gone Gourmet and Brian from Krumpli can be enjoyed at the comforts
of your homes.
Food Huntress
Girl Gone Gourmet
Krumpli
Snack time is BIG in the Philippines.
Known as Merienda snacking is
observed by many. While on the road, locals will dig on street foods such as
Banana Cue, Camote Cue and Turon – these are bananas and sweet potatoes enveloped
by brown sugar and deep-fried.
At home, moms whip up various snacks
for their kids who would expect to a treat from 3pm to 4pm. Need to be
creative? These delicious strawberry recipes will definitely keep your family
happy, until the next grumble in their tummies. These three foodie friends
created tasty strawberry munchies such as muffins by Tina Marie of Gluten Free Foodsmith, shortcake by
Renee of Joy in Every Season, and
blondies created by Megan from Strawberry
Blondie Kitchen.
Gluten Free Foodsmith
Joy in Every Season
Strawberry Blondie Kitchen
If you prefer to eat healthier or love
devouring a hefty bowl of salad, check out these two strawberry salad
creations. Mackenzie’s wonderful salad creation at Food Above Gold has all the ingredients that I go crazy –
strawberries, almonds and goat cheese. I’m throwing in my own strawberry salad
recipe too which I usually pair with steamed fish.
Food Above Gold
Eat To Your Heart’s Content
After all these gobbling like Pac-Man
you need some refreshing drinks (80s kids would know that I am talking about
the hit video game and not the people’s champ). Don’t worry, I got you!
Four delightful strawberry drinks you can gulp, one glass to the next and splendidly concocted by these four fabulous food bloggers. Check out Emilie’s strawberry iced tea at Baby Loving Mama, Cat combined pineapples and strawberries at Mom By The Beach, while Amanda of Striped Spatula added basil to her strawberry soda and Sandra from A Dash of Sanity offers a non-alcoholic mint spritzer with strawberries.
Baby Loving Mama
Mom By The Beach
Striped Spatula
A Dash of Sanity
I hope you enjoyed all these
deliriously delicious recipes from some of my foodie friends and favorite food
bloggers. If you haven’t been to their glorious food sites (which is next to
impossible if you are a hard core foodie as you are missing on tons of
delicious recipes) I suggest you visit each one. I just hope that you are
munching on some strawberries at hand, as this will surely heighten your
strawberry desire during this Strawberry
Month.
This RECIPE ROUND UP : STRAWBERRY LOVERS LANE has been possible with the
generosity of Diane of Homemade Food
Junkie, Linda from With a Blast,
Rosemary of An Italian in my Kitchen,
Linda from Food Huntress, April’s Girl Gone Gourmet, Brian of Krumpli, Tina Marie of Gluten Free Foodsmith, Renee from Joy in Every Season, Megan by Strawberry Blondie Kitchen, Mackenzie
at Food Above Gold, Emilie of Baby Loving Mama, Cat from Mom By The Beach, Amanda of Striped Spatula and Sandra from A Dash of Sanity.
Know more about the wonderful benefits
of eating strawberries and more ways to enjoy them via Strawberry Oh Merry here.
If you love deliriously delicious food
as much as I do, then follow me at Instagram as I share my love for easy to
cook dishes, sinful desserts, healthy eats and regional & international
cuisines via @eattoyourheartscontent.
RECIPE ROUND UP :
STRAWBERRY LOVERS LANE is another part of my Monday Madness here at
Eat To Your Heart’s Content!
I hope you continue to join me as I
search for more deliriously delicious dining destinations, food discoveries and
easy to create recipes here at Eat To Your Heart’s Content. Until next post, as
I always say, live well, laugh often and eat to your heart’s content!
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Awesome collection ! Thanks for including my recipe :-)
ReplyDeleteIt would not be possible without all you amazing food bloggers. Thanks to your generosity , Linda. :)
DeleteI'm the same way - food markets are my heaven! I usually come home with WAY more deliciousness than I can use in a single sitting and am stuck trying to find new ideas! This is a great roundup, Pie! Thanks for including my Strawberry, Almond, & Goat Cheese Salad! :)
ReplyDeleteOh Mackenzie, I am so glad to find another passionate food blogger in you - yes I go gaga over food markets. It's my pleasure to include your delicious salad, good thing I read it before publishing this round up :)
DeleteA lovely round up! I'm going to enjoy every one of these lovely contributions. Thanks you so much for Featuring our Strawberry Ice Cream Cake. I LOVE your life Motto. "live well, laugh often and eat to your heart’s content!" Have a joyful day!
ReplyDeleteI really had so much fun doing this Strawberry round up, Diane. You know how I love your Strawberry Ice Cream since I first saw it back in July last year - thank you so much for sharing... Oh yes, for me, there's no better way to go through life than to "live well, laugh often and eat to your heart's content" :)
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