It's great steamed or combined with onions and slow-cooked until tender. Fresh strawberries will be bright in color and free from mold. Strawberries with a deeper red hue tend to be a bit sweeter. Enjoy them sliced and smothered with sugar, chocolate, or whipped cream. A variety of tomatoes is offered at the market this week.
Homegrown red are perfect for sandwiches.
The green are great dredged in cornmeal and fried. Roma tomatoes have an excellent flavor for your favorite main-course soup or salad. The first melons of the season have arrived and are surprisingly sweet. Ripe melons will be firm on the outside and free from bruises. The best indicator of a melon's ripeness is to give it a thump or two with your finger and listen for a hollow sound.