“Strawberries”

This is a no-bake recipe that anyone can make for their
loved ones, especially with the St. Valentine Day just around the corner. The idea comes from the deficit times of my childhood, when wafers and shortbread
cookies were the only sweets available in the grocery store. My mom and her creative friends came up with this idea to entertain their kids and spouses. And this
is how my love for cooking has begun.

Cooking time: 15 minutes + 1 hour for cooling

Makes 10 “strawberries”

Ingredients:

Directions

Break wafers and cookies into the medium size pieces to fit
into the blender. Pulse a few times till the crumbs are uniform. Transfer
mixture to the bowl and add the sour cream. Add rum or your favorite liquor for
an adult version. 

Take 1 table spoon of mixture, warm it up in your hands like
you would a play-dough and shape it into a strawberry or just make a ball.

Arrange 3 bowls: one with the beet juice, one with the sugar
and last with the poppy seeds. Then dip into the beet juice to get that nice
bright color and drench into sugar and poppy seeds mixtures.

Place on a flat surface or a cooling rack the dry. Refrigerate
for an hour before serving. Decorate with mint leaves.

Feel free to experiment with wafers flavors.