Strawberries and Cream Overnight Oats

We eat strawberries year round in this house so when they finally come into season it’s very obvious. This weekend we got a glimpse of what’s coming and I can’t wait. The strawberries we bought were a gorgeous color and had that strawberry smell that you cannot fake. The summer is waiting just around the corner smell of truly ripe, not imported berries. We will eat our fill until they pass out of season in September.

Just as the Banana Honey Pecan Overnight Oats tends to be my autumn/winter go to this Strawberries and Cream version is when I switch over to summer. Kind of like putting away my winter clothes and pulling out my dresses and sandals. There’s a very real shift in feeling when the produce in the store starts to look and taste vibrant again. It makes it easier to eat all of it because it is just so good.

Eating seasonally benefits your taste buds which is why we make an effort to do it. Where we live we can get pretty much anything from anywhere at any time during the year. Don’t get me wrong, I take full advantage of that and enjoy a good guacamole in January sometimes even though avocados aren’t naturally suited to the local climate. But the more I’ve come to care about what food tastes like the more I have naturally avoided produce that has been picked and packed before it’s ripe. It doesn’t taste good.

So when fruit comes into season, we take advantage and in a few weeks we will head to our favorite pick your own farm and stock up. We’re lucky to be able to do that because not everyone can. The next time you’re near some strawberries, take them in all their glory and let them do their thing. You won’t be disappointed.