Warm weather, colorful farmers markets stocked with fresh fruit, spring is truly the best time of the year. No more hiding indoors and under tons of layers. To celebrate this time of year, we sat down with Sanura Weathers of My Life Runs on Food. She shared her delicious recipe for Strawberry Shortcake with us. Keep reading to hear what inspired Weathers to start her website and for this recipe!
What do you love about this recipe? What inspired it?
The best part of the recipe are the red balsamic, sweetened strawberries and the homemade biscuits. It’s simple and fresh dessert.The recipe was inspired by childhood memories of Dad woke me early in the morning to go strawberry picking.
Where did your love for cooking come from?
My love for cooking is inspired by my Dad. It probably started with the first sniff of Dad baking a cake when I was child.
Talk about My Life Runs on Food, why did you want to create it?
It’s a visual diary using my skill as a graphic designer and my love of cooking to create a food blog.
Vanilla Strawberry Shortcake
Ingredients
- 1 lb. strawberries; cleaned, hulled and sliced
- 1/8 cup vanilla or plain red balsamic vinegar
- One recipe for Buttermilk/Yogurt Biscuits
- 1 pint heavy cream
- 1 tsp. vanilla
- 1 tsp. Sugar, more or less as needed
For the directions to the the Vanilla Strawberry Shortcake recipe, visit myliferunsonfood.com.
In 2009, Sanura Weathers started a sweet, savory, buttery, green and healthy food blog at MyLifeRunsOnFood.com. As a Food Writer and Graphic Designer, Weathers creates a visually appetizing food blog redefining comfort and traditional recipes with a healthy twist.
