Page 24 - The Valley Table - Summer 2020

a berry sweet summer
SUMMER IS HERE, AND WHILE THINGS ARE LOOKING different this year, there is comfort to be found in familiar flavors. Berries add tartness to desserts and the sweet flavor of the season
to cocktails. Strawberries usually appear first, showing up at farmers’ markets and u-pick farms in early June. Raspberries follow in July, as do blueberries, which stick around through early fall. Blackberries are typically the last to debut, starting in early August and lasting through the month of September.
Looking for ways to enjoy a bounty of berries beyond eating them with juice-stained fingers straight from the pint? Try these delicious recipes at home.
22 THE VALLEY TABLE AUG – SEPT 2020 PHOTO BY JULIAN HOM