Recipe Monday - Strawberry Buttercream Frosting

It's the time for many celebrations, and we need to have as many easy frosting recipes on hand as possible. With that in mind: strawberry buttercream frosting. Easy and delicious. Great twist to traditional favorite.

1/2 cup butter, softened
1 tsp vanilla extract
1/8 tsp salt
1 (16 oz) package powdered sugar (I only used HALF of this and it was still a bit too sweet, be warned)
1/2 cup of fresh strawberries, chopped

Beat the first three ingredients together until creamy.
Add the sugar and strawberries a little at a time, beating each addition in thoroughly.





 

Recipe Monday - Strawberry Avocado Salad

The honey-lemon vinaigrette makes this dish almost irresistible. The sauce was even good on the fish I served with the salad!

INGREDIENTS
2 1/2 tablespoons lemon juice
3 tablespoons honey
3 tablespoons olive oil
1/8 teaspoon sea salt
1/16 teaspoon ground black pepper
2 avocados, peeled, pitted, and cut into wedges
8 ounces strawberries, halved

PREPARATION
1. Whisk the lemon juice, honey, olive oil, salt and pepper together.
2. Arrange the avocados and strawberries on 6 salad plates.
3. Drizzle the vinaigrette over the fruit salad. Serve immediately.


Originally from TheDailyGreen.com



 

Recipe Monday - Strawberry Chocolate Surprise

The girls and I made this for Valentine's Day. It's not a backbreaker, but it's cute and presents well. It also tastes great!

9oz Jello chocolate pudding mix
milk
heavy cream
confectioners' sugar
strawberries

Make pudding according to directions, allow to set in the fridge for an hour or two.
Slice strawberries into bite-sized bits.
Mix 1 cup of heavy cream with 1 cup of confectioners' sugar to make whipped cream. (Beat for 2-3 minutes on high).

Layer strawberries, then pudding, then whipped cream until you've filled the cups!



 

Recipe Monday - Strawberry Banana Bread

Easy dessert and breakfast!

1 c. fresh strawberries
1 3/4 c. all-purpose flour
2 tsp. baking powder
1/4 tsp. baking soda
1/4 tsp. salt
1/4 tsp. nutmeg
1/4 c. sweet butter
1/4 c. plus 2 tbsp. sugar
2 eggs
2 very ripe bananas, mashed

Toss strawberries with 2 tablespoons flour and set aside. Mix flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt and nutmeg in small bowl. Cream butter slowly adding sugar, beating at medium speed; add eggs, beating well. Add flour mixture and bananas. Mix until dry ingredients are moist. Gently fold in strawberries.

Spoon batter into loaf pan coated with cooking spray. Bake at 350 degrees for 45 minutes or until toothpick comes out clean.


 

Recipe Monday - Easy Homemade Strawberry Shortcake

It's strawberry season in Florida. I don't get it, but I'm not complaining, either! Anyway, don't let me fool you. This shortcake is only homemade because I found out too late that I didn't have enough bisquick!

But, it's not even any more work than that, and the cakes were fabulous.

• 1 1/2 pounds strawberries, stemmed and quartered
• 1/3 cup of sugar
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
• 2 tablespoons sugar
• 3/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 1/2 cups heavy cream
• Whipped Cream, recipe follows

Directions

Mix strawberries with 1/4 cup sugar and refrigerate while juices develop, at least 30 minutes.

Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.

Sift together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, remaining 2 tablespoons sugar, and salt in a medium bowl. Add heavy cream and mix until just combined. Place mixture in an ungreased 8-inch square pan and bake until golden, 18 to 20 minutes. (I just made biscuit on a cookie sheet)

Remove shortcake from pan and place on a rack to cool slightly. Cut into 6 pieces and split each piece in half horizontally.

Spoon some of the strawberries with their juice onto each shortcake bottom. Top with a generous dollop of whipped cream and then the shortcake top. Spoon more strawberries over the top and serve.

To make whipped cream, I mixed 1 1/2 cups of heavy cream with as much confectioners sugar as I wanted to taste, using a mixer with a whisk application.

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