MMMmmmm….nothing says sweet springtime has arrived like some good ol’ fashioned strawberry picking! These plump and tasty berries are abundant right about now, so we thought we’d give you a quick list of some places in the Triangle where you can pick ’em yourself. Be sure to give the location you are interested in a call for their correct hours of operation and their produce offerings:
Buckwheat Farm 2700 Holland Rd., Apex, NC 27502 www.Buckwheatfarm.com 919-303-0339
DJ’s Berry Patch 1223 Salem Church Rd., Apex, NC 27523 www.djsberrypatch.com919-600-4020
Jean’s Berry Patch 3003 NC Hwy 751, Apex, NC www.jeansberrypatch.com 919-362-5800
Porter Farms & Nursery (Willow Springs location and Raleigh location)
–3525 NC Highway 42, Willow Spring, NC 27592 www.porterfarmsandnursery.com 919-567-0504
–7615 Ten-Ten Rd., Raleigh, NC 27603 www.porterfarmsandnursery.com 919-442-7920
Page Farms 6100 Mt. Herman Rd., Raleigh, NC 27617 www.pagefarmsraleigh.com 919-596-3227
Pope’s Strawberries of Raleigh 1305 Fayetteville St., Knightdale, NC 27545919-266-3767
D & L Farms Inc. 3020 Hwy 54 West, Chapel Hill, NC 27516 www.ncagr.com/dlfarmsinc 919-929-4909
Double R Cattle Services Inc. 701 Ollie’s LaneHillsborough, NC 27278 www.doublercattleservices.com
919-949-8157
And once you’ve picked the juicy beauties, why not add them as a garnish atop a homemade cheesecake? Here’s all you need to do:
New York Cheesecake
Filling
15-8oz pkg. creamcheese softened
5 1/4 cups sugar
9 tbsp. flour
3/4 tsp. salt
15 large eggs
6 egg yolks
3/4 cup heavy cream
Combine and pour into 3 spring form pans prepared with crust
Bake @ 450 for 10 minutes
Lower temp to 175 for 1 hour
Turn oven off and open doors and let cool in oven for half hour
Remove from oven
Enjoy!
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Springtime means strawberry time! Couple some freshly picked NC berries with this NY Cheesecake recipe by Chef Greg Lewis at Catering By Design in Cary, NC.