We are at the height of STRAWBERRY season. Strawberries are so juicy and wonderful. They go great in a variety of items: cakes, smoothies, salads, their scents in candles and other fresheners etc.... The US is the top producer of strawberries even though France was the first country to grow the garden strawberry. These little berries are a good source of vitamin C, flavonoids, folate, potassium, dietary fiber, manganese and antioxidants. So here is your excuse to have few berries as a guilt-free snack! After a visit to the local Farmer's market (which will be featured in a later post) I had a big bowl of strawberries that were peaking in ripeness. Our Mother's day dinner was coming up and I wanted to use these berries... resulting in this recipe. Hope you like it! Our Moms' sure did! Strawberry Cheesecake Squares 3 pounds fresh strawberries, sliced 1 (32 ounce or 4 cups) heavy whipping cream 2 small (or 1 large ) boxes of cheesecake flavored Jello pudding 1 (14...
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