Strawberries!

Strawberry season is upon us - evident by the loads of cheap strawberries to be had at the grocery store or local farms where you can pick your own. If taste alone doesn't tempt you to devour strawberries, then think of your poor organs: (info from WedMD)

• Good for your heart: increases good (HDL) cholesterol, lowers blood pressure
• Contains more vitamin C than an orange in one serving (8 strawberries)
• One of the Top 20 fruits in antioxidant capacity
• Sodium-free, fat-free, cholesterol-free and low calorie

What are you waiting for? Get crack-a-lackin'!

Fresh

[+] Strawberry Salad with Poppy Seed Dressing

[+] Chocolate covered strawberries

[+] Make your own whipped cream to dip them in

[+] Strawberries with Balsamic Vinegar

[+] Strawberry-Avocado Salsa

[+] Freeze them for later use

Fresh, but not pretty

[+] Strawberry Ice

[+] Strawberry Coulis

[+] Strawberry Agua Fresca

[+] Strawberry-Buttermilk Sherbet

[+] Strawberry Lemonade Concentrate

Frozen
[+] Chocolate Strawberry smoothie

[+] Any other smoothie you can think of, plus most of the recipes in the Fresh, but not pretty section (above)

No longer salvageable

[+] First of all, that's a bummer, but I understand.

[+] Compost!