Strawberries

Starting in June, it's time to go local. Here's how to pick the best berries, keep them fresh for longer, and use them in both sweet and savoury dishes.

This easy, no-fuss dish starts with grilled chicken right off the barbecue. Fresh strawberries and Granny Smith apples add the sweet-tart complement to this light, summer fare.

Using frozen tart shells makes this an express dessert.

A summertime treat you'll be able to enjoy year-round because it uses frozen strawberries. Find this strawberry sorbet and more at Chatelaine.com

This pickerel recipe from chef Tawnya Brant—the owner of Yawékon, a takeout restaurant that serves Haudenosaunee fusion cuisine to the large community of Six Nations in southwestern Ontario—riffs on one of her favourite drinks: strawberry and sumac juice.