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Beautiful book.
I love the variety in this book. Often times when we think about strawberries we're considering strawberry shortcake and strawberry jam and we forget that it can be used and so many creative ways. I feel like this book definitely gives you some creative ideas to try. I'm a big time very lover and this is the kind of book that is right at my alley. Below are just a few of the recipes I'm excited to try.

*Puff pastry braided strawberry Danish
*Strawberry honey butter
*Sour cream strawberry waffles with strawberry syrup
*Gluten-free strawberry donuts
*Challah french toast (Omg sounds divine)
*Strawberry, burrata and arugula salad
*Pork chops with strawberry balsamic sauce
*Fish tacos with strawberry salsa
*Old-fashioned strawberry icebox cake

Based off first impressions this book seems like a win. I will definitely update it as I continue to review this book and try recipes.

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This book was nearly the same as the blueberry cookbook by the same author, which I also enjoyed quite a lot. The recipes were very similar to the other cookbooks and came out amazingly. Overall, this was a very well done cookbook, and I recommend it if you love strawberries!

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Really good recipes with strawberries as the star. Sweet, savory, for breakfast, dessert or main course, you’ll find something new to try. There’s a bread with strawberries and nuts that sounds (and looks) really good; a butter, jam and a skillet cookie that are now in my To Bake list.
Beautiful pictures, good tips and useful information. Easy to follow instructions, no-fuss ingredients and states how many servings yields each recipe,

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I'm lucky enough to grow strawberries in my garden during the summer months, so I was certainly interested to see what I could do with them apart from make ice cream or a flan!

There are lots of recipes to chose from, some are sweet, and some are savoury - I've never though of having strawberries with pork chops or chicken before.

The measurements are in imperial only, give the serving sizes, but does not provide preparation or cooking times. Each recipe comes with a colour photograph. The instructions are well written and easy to follow.

There are certainly plenty of recipes to try with the strawberry and would make a good addition to any bookshelf.

I received this book from Netgalley in return for a honest review.

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Cynthia Graubart shows off her love of strawberries in this cookbook filled with everything from shortcakes to salsas. It's perfect for the fruit fan that loves to try new recipes

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If you love strawberries then look no further for the perfect book of Strawberry recipes and each recipe features a delicious looking picture of the finished product! Loved everything about this book!

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Special thanks to NetGalley and Storey publishing for providing me with ARC.

I love Cooking so much, i love to try new recipes and also watching famous chefs cooking. I have a notebook that write all my recipes in it, this trick i learned from my mum.
I love strawberries so much and this book is for me, i wrote all the recipes in it to try for my little girl, she loved it so much.

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A great reference for strawberry lovers! Nice short introduction and delicious sounding recipes - some expected and some unexpected. I would purchase this book as a reference. The pictures of each recipe are nice, directions straightforward and recipe intros had some great information. I received this ARC in exchange for an honest review.

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Beautifully written book with mouth watering pictures and easy to follow recipes! I'm such a fan of strawberries so I'm very excited to try some of the recipes. Love the color pop of the pictures, and it's amazing the diversity of recipes there are (pork chops, margaritas, ice cream)

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The Fruit of Love beckons all strawberry aficionados! This is an excellent addition to my kitchen guides. I love the descriptions regarding the various tips for cooking with strawberries. This light and sweet fruit is so versatile, and this book captures the sweet and savory tastes. The pictures made me excited to try some new recipes, even of classics I already love. Break out of your normal routines and try something new. The pictures make it easy to recreate the dishes and bring so much beauty to this book. I received a complimentary copy from the publisher via NetGalley and all opinions expressed are my own, freely given.

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I love strawberries so I was excited to see a cookbook based on recipes using them. I was happily surprised to see many recipes that were new to me and the ones I have tried are delicious.

A great choice for any strawberry lover it is a fun cookbook.

I received this book from NetGalley for an honest review.

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I was really intrigued by a cookbook dedicated to strawberries, one of my absolute favorite fruits that I keep in my refrigerator pretty much at all times. I wondered would there be anything new or interesting that I hadn't thought of and the answer is yes, There are still the tried and true standbys, but there are definitely some new and interesting recipes here. There are even a couple of savory recipes sprinkled into the glorious desserts. I truly can not wait to try them all!

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This cookbook is entirely dedicated to the strawberry. The author uses the fruit in a number of ways. The recipes are well set out and easy to follow and I would recommend this to anyone who likes strawberries! I also picked up Blueberry Love by the same author and found it to be an excellent book

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This recipe book includes recipes for everyone. It has recipes for sweet treats, savory meals, and even a nice cocktail. I love how the introduction to this book included a little bit of history with strawberries and how to pick the best ones in the wild or in the grocery store.

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The first recipe was for Strawberry crumb cake and it looks incredible......what a start! I was shocked at the amount of beautiful recipes in this book and the photographs are just gorgeous. There are so many to choose from including skillet strawberry cobbler and drinks like strawberry lemon-limeade. I am now feeling really hungry!

Many thanks to Netgalley and publishers for the chance to read this lovely cookbook

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Yum, strawberries! The book begins with cooking tips and then we get into the recipes. While I would personally need to make some adjustments to eliminate the animal products called for (some aren't possible to veganize but others would be easy to adjust), I found several recipes I'd love to try. The accompanying photos are beautifully shot and certainly add to the appeal of the recipes. Recipes cover a wide range, from beverages (both alcoholic and non) to desserts to main dishes. Many are well known uses for strawberries but there are some surprises here. There's sure to be something to suit every strawberry lover!

Thank you to Storey Publishing, LLC and NetGalley for the eARC in exchange for my honest review.

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Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for providing me with an e-arc of this cookbook in exchange for an honest review.

It's clear that the author loves fresh fruit and where it comes from. I'd love to hear more about her experiences picking fresh strawberries each year as she's clearly enthusiastic about it. The little she talked about it has me wanting to pick buckets of strawberries as well. She details interesting health benefits of strawberries that were new to me. The recipes are pretty straightforward and each has a photo that's colorful and intriguing. Honestly, most of them were a bit too sweet for me (there's a lot of heavy whipping cream), but I have a few new recipes to try as well.

Overall, I like her style and would definitely read other cookbooks by this author.

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I love searching through recipe books and adore strawberries so this was a win win for me, there are so many lovely recipes in here and I’m excited to try many of them! Even more so for next year when we go hand picking strawberries again. All the recipes are very well written, clear and an easy to follow format.

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Anyone who loves strawberries will definitely want to purchase an excellent cookbook filled with nothing but strawberry recipes: Strawberry Love: 45 Sweet and Savory Recipes for Shortcakes, Hand Pies, Salads, Salsas, and More by food writer and cooking teacher, Cynthia Graubart. For strawberry lovers, this cookbook has it all – salads, main dishes, desserts, snacks, beverages, and even jam and sauces.

The recipes in the book are succinct and easy-to-follow, so that everyone, from beginning to advanced cooks can successfully prepare the mouthwatering strawberry dishes. There are photographs of almost every recipe, so cooks will know just what their finished dishes will look like. Also included are good notes at the beginning of each recipe to give insight into the dish.

This cookbook actually includes almost everything most of us want to know about strawberries – different kinds, how to choose them, how to store them, and even a few hints on how to grow them. There are also notes on other ingredients included in the dishes as well as necessary equipment (minimal) for preparing something mouthwatering.

Graubart’s easy writing style makes it a cookbook that will be fun to read as well as cook from. There is a good variety of different ways to use strawberries, and since almost everybody loves them, this cookbook will be one that is oft used. Strawberry season will be more fun with this cookbook on the shelf; the recipes turn out picture-perfect, and most are easy to prepare with minimal ingredients.


Special thanks to NetGalley for supplying a review copy of this book.

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Been DYING for a strawberry cookbook and this is absolute perfection!! Thank you netgalley for this treat! I’m purchasing a hardcover now!!

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