bigfoodiemama

Yes another reason to celebrate food....yes it's National Strawberry week ! Like most of the population, I love them ,but cannot understand why they cost so much. They are so good however that we all indulge in this luxury especially when the sun shines or when we wnat it to shine. They make a great gift, hence they are ready in my fridge to bring to dinner to my foodie friend The Baker tomorrow night. I am seriously excited about going to her house as she is one hell of a cook (she used to work for the Barefoot Contessa !!!) but as she is pregnant with number 3, the usual bottle of bubbly is not a suitable gift...hence the fab fruit! Now although the strawberry is perfect unaccompanied, I like to do two particular things with it. Firstly, I like to add halved strawberries to freshly cubed pineapple for a simple but great fruit salad. The other is a strawberry pavlova ! Ingredients 4 free range eggs 8 oz caster sugar 1 tsp cornflower 1 tsp white vinegar Separate the eggs and whisk ...