VERY STRAWBERRY DREAMZ WITH A VANILLA BEAN for Feasting on Art Recipe Contest.’

Pink candy floss......baby dresses w teddys.....red roses...pinky promises.....oh la la la tra la la la...the strawberry season is...not round the corner but right here....

Love is in the air and its raining pink all around(red for me its still christmas till i officially enter the lovey dovey season of valentines...)and it wouldn be fair not to dedicate a post ....or 2 or.....whatever to all the strawberries and the strawberry lovers all around the globe.........

And for the sake of the cute strawberry,aint going to delete but have all the pics here...doesnt our dear sweety strawberry deserve all this from us and i do hope u guys find her cute...i've done the best i can....coz i love the STRAWBERRIES TOO....DO U????

AND NOW INSPIRED ON THIS BEAUTIFUL PAINTING ,A WORK OF ART , ARE THESE STRAWBERRY DELIGHT WHICH AM ALSO SENDING TO A FANTASTIC SUPER BLOG ,FEASTING ON ART...FOR THE SUPER CONTEST ...HOP BY HERE TO KNOW MORE....... 

MEGAN ,IS THE SUPER GAL BEHIND FEASTING ON ART AND SHE REACHES OUT THE GLOBE OVER , RIGHT THERE FROM SYDNEY........


AINT THAT A VERY BEAUTIFUL INSPIRING PICTURE......

And its thanx a tons loads to a dear BLOGGING BUDDY JOANNE, that am here at this amazing contest today....art inspired ...aint it simply wonderful...... 

There's a basketfull...no truckload full...no no.....globalfull(ok thats jus made up-dont look up the dictionary :-))) )of ideas u can have with strawberries besides dipping 'em in ur fav chocolate or a chocolate butter gooey melt down and i sure am going to make the best of 'em...

And every one gorgeously cute(all of u have the most gorgeously cutey hearts) gets a expansive / extensive photo shoot once in their life so doesnt the cutie strawberry deserve one too?Ok Ok u have loads of pros who have shot the strawberry so so beautifully but here's a photo shoot and some delciousness with the WONDERFUL STRAWBERRY.....

We jus got a more than a couple of boxes(the small ones)of our first strawberries and we had a feast on 3 versions of my

BERRY STRAWBERRY DELITE.....
thats a basic strawberry shake in 3 different ways......

1)SKIMMED MILK WITH HONEY AND ALL THE STRAWBERRIES U WAN for a healthy twist.

 2)SKIMMED MILK,CREAMY POWDER MILK ,STRAWBERRIES AND SUGAR or ICING SUGAR.

3)LOADS OF ICE,CREAMY MILK POWDER,ALL THE STRAWBERRIES U WANT N SOME SUGAR.

GET UR BLENDER OUT AND WHIP UP A BERRY STRAWBERRY DREAMZ DELCIOUS CREAMY STORM AND ADD SOME CREAM IF U FEEL LIKE IT..

Also another facts that (as far as i know and have experienced and even jus read it in a mag)is that strawberries dont ripen after their plucked-they live their life ...head straight to tantalize ur taste buds or spoil....yeah thats right!!

So well u store 'em rite away in ur refrigeration in a single layer(like my iced cookies outa the refrigeration)and relish 'em..well the sooner the better and if its later...well sauces and jams do great too!!!!

So even while ur getting ur storage right lets get going with a delcious home stirred jelly/jam /preserve or thick sauce as u'd like to call it or actually u can jus control whatever consistency u want...

DELCIOUS HOME STIRRED CHUNKY STRAWBERRY JAM/JELLY/ PRESERVE/ SAUCE/TOPPING WITH VANILLA BEANS.

2 CUPS STRAWBERRIES CHOPPED AS U LIKE


1/2CUP SUGAR OR ICING SUGAR(AS PER TASTE)-u can decrease this if the strawberries are really sweet or increase if sour but 1/2 cup gave a very sweet preserve.


INNARDS OF 2 WHOLE VANILLA BEANS


JUICE OF 1 LIME(AS PER TASTE) AND ZEST....

1)pLACE ALL THE ABOVE INGREDIENTS IN A GLASS BOWL AND GIVE IT A GOOD STIR AND LET STAND FOR A FEW HOURS(I ALMOST TOUCHED 5 HOURS)

THIS HELPS THE RELEASE JUICES AND DEVELOP DELCIOUS SWEET FLAVS ALONG WITH THE SUGARS....U CAN USE IT AS A PANCAKE TOPPING HERE.....

2)nOW KEEP THE WHOLE PINKY BEAUTIFUL MEELE ON THE FLAME ,IN A HEAVY BOTTOMED PAN AND KEEP STIRRING AND STIRRING ON A MEDIUM OR LOW FLAME TILL DONE.

3)TOOK ME ALMOST AN HOUR TO GET THE MIX REDUCED TO HALF-IT WAS QUITE SAUCY IN CONSISTENCY-U CAN STOP HERE OR CONTINUE FOR A FIRMER JELLY AND REMEMBER IT CONTINUES THICKENNING AS IT COOLS.

This recipe is based on my experiments with mangoes last year(no i didn post then)and u can flavour this with cinnamon for warmth,cloves or star anise for a hieghtenned spice sweetness or cardomon for its unmatched flavour.

And yeah would love to add some lemon zest in too-next time or maybe orange ......

Though i did recieve a nice hamper this christmas of a few jams/preserves/jellys -oh those cute tubes i will always love making those delcious home stirred jams et all(i know u do too).

And they are so so good for a season of cookie making(coming soon)

and here perfect for THE THUMBALINAS HERE or

RUGELACH (delcious buttery tender melt in ur mouth cookie) HERE.

SO HERE'S TO A WONDERFUL STRAWBERRY WORLD OF STRAWBERRY DREAMZ WITH VANILLA BEANS IN IT-DO I MANAGE TO LEAVE UP TO MY NAME ...........

STRAWBERRY DREAMZ...PINKY FLOSS....

WANNA JOIN IN MY FIRST PINKKI SATURDAYS WITH THIS POST BUT WILL FIGURE IT OUT IN A BIT AND LINK THIS POST SOON......