Hello strawberry season! For the next couple of months Berlin will be enraptured with the sumptuous deep-red treat. The little strawberry stands are popping up outside the station exits, farmer’s markets are marked by the smell and the supermarkets have boxes of them neatly piled up. It is one of the things that I love the most about Berlin, is it’s seasonal eating. Just like with asparagus, you can really only find strawberries during it’s actual season of the summer months. It is near impossible to walk…
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Strawberry Jam and Scones
Strawberry season has to be my favourite time of the year. They have summer written all over them. Which is why every year I make a big batch of strawberry jam. Not only is the jam more delicious than any supermarket kind, but when you dig into that jar of sweet strawberries on a cold winter’s day (this recipe will keep you stocked up throughout the cold months) you can think of the Berlin summer….
Strawberry Banana Bread
Strawberry season over here in Berlin is short. It is just for a couple of months where one day there will be stands on every street corner selling them and the next they will all be gone. You have to act quick to enjoy Berlin’s short seasonal produce!…
A British Teatime: Scones
Yesterday I made some strawberry jam and to make the most of all the jam (cupboards are fully stocked up!) I decided that scones would be a real treat. A pot of tea and a scone – what better way to spend a Sunday afternoon?
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