June 23rd 2011
>Welcome Summer with Strawberry Pie
By Dana Jacobi – Will we ever accept fruit for dessert as contentedly as Europeans do? Washington, D.C. – infoZine – for the American Institute for Cancer Research – In Italy, where a bowl of fruit usually sits on the dining room table or nearby, I am content reaching for a juicy pear or an orange after dinner. Sitting and sharing conversation while everyone peels their selection and eats it leisurely is probably part of the satisfaction. Perhaps this supports findings that socializing at mealtime contributes to well being as much as serving healthy food.
Returning home, though, I find myself quickly craving desserts that are somehow an occasion. It could be something simple, like a sliced orange sprinkled with candied ginger or cantaloupe slices drizzled with blueberry syrup made from jam warmed with apple juice. It may be due to the often disappointing taste of commercially grown fruit, but I need an embellishment, something extra, that little Martha touch, to be satisfied.
Local strawberries are in season now, joining the usual abundance of giant, glowing fruit from California or Florida. After a friend reminded me of the strawberry socials our grandparents enjoyed, and the luscious shortcake both our mothers served, a buttery biscuit soaking up the juice of halved berries, I resolved to use fresh berries in an equally seductive strawberry delight.
Photo courtesy of American Institute for Cancer ResearchSpotting a whole-wheat graham cracker piecrust at the natural food store, I also reached for cream cheese and sour cream—reduced fat, of course, and a jar of strawberry fruit spread. Lining the crust with a blend of the cheese and cream, I then tossed fresh strawberries with melted fruit spread and heaped them into the pie shell, creating this jewel-bright, blissful result.
Strawberry and Cheese Refrigerator Pie
Something Different is written by Dana Jacobi, author of 12 Best Foods Cookbook and contributor to AICR’s New American Plate Cookbook: Recipes for a Healthy Weight and a Healthy Life.
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