Strawberries, whipped cream, a little sugar.  Done. Maybe a little shortcake, but not at all required.  Unbeatable.

This recipe is a huge favorite of my family. 

Strawberry Pretzel Salad

First Layer:
2 cups crushed pretzels (I put the pretzels in a clean dish towel and crush with a rolling pin)
3/4 cup melted butter
1 tablesppon sugar

Mix, then pour into a 9" x 13" pan.  Bake at 400 deg. for 8 minutes.  Let cool.

Second Layer:
1 - 8 oz cream cheese, softened
1 small Cool Whip
1 cup sugar

Beat sugar into softened cream sheese.  Stir in Cool Whip and spread over baked pretzes.  Refrigerate.

Third Layer:
1 large strawberry jello
2 cups boiling water
2 - 10 oz packages frozen strawberries

Mix boiling water and jello, stir until dissolved.  Put frozen strawberries into dissolved jello.  Let stand for 10 minutes until mixture begins to thicken.  Pour over cream cheese mixture.  Refrigerate for several hours or overnight.

Cheryl, whatever recipe you choose, I hope you win.

Oh my gosh, I live in the capital city (county) of Strawberries. We love making chocolate-cover strawberries. They are easy and yummy.

At your grocery store buy your favorite baking chocolate, melt over heat, and dip your strawberry in the warm chocolate. Let it cool over wax paper and then enjoy.

We go to our festival every year. They are a blast.

Heath - I Love Strawberry Shortcake!  Thanks for the suggestion.

Christine - I've had that before, it is really good.  Thank you!  I hope I win too!

Mana - That sounds so good.  and I recently saw a recipe for Chocolate covered strawberries - The kicker was that they were filled with a cheesecake filling.  Yum!!!

 Almond Strawberry Salad

INGREDIENTS

• 3 cups fresh baby spinach
• 1/2 cup sliced fresh strawberries
• 1/4 cup sliced honey-roasted almonds
• 1 tablespoon cider vinegar
• 1 tablespoon honey
• 1 1/2 teaspoons sugar

DIRECTIONS

1. In a large bowl, combine the spinach, strawberries and almonds. In a jar with a tight-fitting lid, combine the vinegar, honey and sugar; shake well. Drizzle over salad and toss to coat. Serve immediately.

Nutritional Analysis: 3/4 cup equals 74 calories, 4 g fat (trace saturated fat), 0 cholesterol, 98 mg sodium, 9 g carbohydrate, 1 g fiber, 2 g protein. Diabetic Exchanges: 2 vegetable, 1/2 fat.

Chris - That salad sounds amazing!!!  And so simple.  I think my friend made something like it for a potluck, and she added red onions too!

Red onion would be great in it too!  It is simple, but people are always impressed!  Have a fun Strawberry Festival! 

Chris