Cooking for One: Berries for Days

One berry, two berries, red berries, blueberries … it's easy to love berry season. It's also easy for the single home cooks to get carried away and buy more than we can immediately eat. I love berries but I've had to learn two things: how to keep berries from getting moldy and gross and what to make with a lot of berries.

Here's a handy guide to some of my favorite recipes, organized by the amount of berries needed, so you can use up every last one. Try substituting one type of berry for another.

One Cup of Berries

Breakfast:

• Blueberry Lemon Breakfast Quinoa, 2 servings

Main dish:

• Mara's Blueberry Chutney, 4 servings
• Sac Valley Grilled Pork Tenderloin, 6 servings
• Grilled Salmon Steaks with Savory Blueberry Sauce, 2 servings

Dessert and drinks:

• Banana Berry Smoothie III, 2 servings
• Black Pepper Blackberry Slush, 6 servings

Two Cups of Berries

Sides:

• Emily's Strawberry Balsamic Salad, 6 servings

Main dish:

• Pork Chops with Blackberry Port Sauce, 6 servings
• Grilled Chicken Breasts with Fresh Strawberry Salsa, 4 servings

Dessert and drinks:

• Raspberry Refresher, 4 servings
• Raspberry Peach Crumble, 6 servings

Three Cups of Berries

Appetizer:

• Healthier Annie's Fruit Salsa and Cinnamon Chips, 10 servings

Side:

• Sweet and Tart Strawberry Salad, 4 servings

Four Cups of Berries

Side:

• Spinach and Strawberry Salad, 8 servings

Main dish:

• Pan-Seared Duck Breast with Blueberry Sauce, 4 servings

Dessert:

• Raspberry Pie I, 8 servings
• Three Berry Pie, 10 servings
• Nova Scotia Blueberry Cream Cake, 10 servings

Six Cups of Berries….. To Steal The Show at the BBQ!

• Baron's Blackberry Cobbler: Baron's Blackberry Cobbler, 10 servings

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