Berry season is among us!

Everytime summer comes around, I find myself running to the farmers market to buy crates of berries. I just can’t help myself. Strawberries, blueberries, raspberries and berries of all sorts. I bring them home and then the timer starts. Because they are so delicate, I am always chasing my own tail to use them all up because I don’t want them to rot. But fear not? We’ve got a couple of tips and tricks that will have you fully covered - with not one wasted berry in sight!

Todays Agenda: Berries Galore!

1.  Pistachio Blueberry Lemon Cake Recipe

2. Strawberry Feta and Basil Summer Salad Recipe

3. Raspberry Pop Tarts Recipe

4. Tips & Tricks: Use Up All Your Summer Berries!

Pistachio Blueberry Lemon Cake

Strawberry Feta and Basil Summer Salad

Raspberry Pop Tarts

Tips & Tricks

Use Up All Your Summer Berries!

1. Make berry jam! Combine berries in a pot with a splash of water and lemon juice, cook down until thickened. Place in a jar and put into your fridge for up to 2 weeks!

2. Too lazy to cook? Freeze the berries to use for smoothies or baked goods. They’ll last in your freezer in a ziploc bag for a couple months.

3. Make a shrub for a spritzer. Combine berries, vinegar and sugar in a pot and simmer until combined. Put a spoonful in a glass with ice and seltzer. Delish!

4. Go raw & fizzy! Take your berries and place them into a glass jar with a few spoons of sugar. Mix and seal. Leave on your counter for 3 days and then open and blend. Seive the mixture and save the liquid to add by the spoonful into a glass with ice and seltzer. Zikki’s personal favorite thing.

5. Make strawberry donuts! Using those summer berries at their peak will take these mini donuts to the next level with homemade strawberry jam.