The Hawthornes are on a cross-country trip. We left the day after I got our postcard notifying me that the Powell’s Point strawberries were ready for picking. And I’ve been thinking about those strawberries ever since we left.

We’ve been stopping at grocery stores throughout our travels and buying containers of strawberries to snack on across the United States, but they don’t hold a candle to fresh-picked, juicy, still warm-from-the-sun, bursting with flavor Currituck strawberries. Oh, how I miss them.

For those of you lucky enough to be able to pick strawberries now, here are a few of my favorite strawberry recipes. Try them, and I’m sure they’ll become some of your favorites too.
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