Earlier today, Ian Knauer shared enough strawberry love to make us want to sprint out of the office to the nearest farmer's market. When these seed-studded rubies peak, their flavor is phenomenal. And it reminds us that those ginormous red-on-the-outside, white-on-the-inside versions available in the colder months shouldn't even be called strawberries. So get 'em while they're hot, and once you do, play with these 16 recipes ranging from pre-dinner drinks to end-of-meal sweets.
See the slideshow: 16 Ways to Use a Basket of Stawberries
Photograph by Craig Cutler