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WHAT YOU’LL NEED:

• 1 T. butter
• 2 C. fresh strawberries, cleaned and sliced
• pinch of salt
• 2-3 T. orange liqueur such as Triple Sec or even Grand Mariner
• 1/3 C. maple syrup
• vanilla ice cream
• chocolate sticks and mint sprigs

LET'S COOK

Drop the butter into a heavy gauge sauté pan over a medium high burner. When the butter is melted, add the sliced, fresh berries, the salt and stir them around to coat them in the butter. Add the orange liqueur, stir it in and then ignite it either by tipping the pan on a gas burner or with a long match on an electric stove.

When the alcohol burns off, pour and stir in the maple syrup. Turn off the burner and allow it to sit while you get the serving dishes ready. Spoon the berries and the sauce into the two dishes, place a tiny scoop of the ice cream on top, arrange a chocolate stick on the side of the ice cream, garnish with a mint sprig and serve it up with great pride.

MORE IDEAS:

Try this with sliced fresh nectarines or peaches for a seasonal twist. Use a good quality vanilla ice cream that has chocolate-coated almonds in it. Or, rum raisin is fun, too.