With summer in full swing and strawberries at their sun-warmed and deeply sweet peak, we’re leaning into a favorite summer dessert and pairing them with buttery, peppery buttermilk biscuits that are flaky and just lemony enough to balance the sweetness. It’s a dessert made for eating outside, or at least imagining you are despite the foggy weather of San Francisco summers.

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I’m Cate, a San Francisco based recipe developer. Here you’ll find flavor-forward recipes rooted in seasonal California cooking, neighborhood restaurant guides to my favorite city, and lots of yapping about food. Whether it’s a cozy weeknight dinner or a tomato-season obsession, I write about food the way I experience it: with curiosity, joy, and a little bit of chaos. Let's dish on my latest flavor obsession and explore the culinary scene together.