Our friend Anne Silber surprised us with this sunny strawberry quick bread a few years ago. And when we found ourselves recently with a bonanza of fresh California berries, I thought of her and her recipe. Now I ask, what took me so long? Unusual and yet deliciously familiar, this moist bread has elevated strawberries onto our list of favorite baking fruits (bananas, blueberries, and apples). Anne is a fine artist known for her serigraphs (gorgeous silkscreens) featuring gentle transparent colors that blend together like crisp watercolors. Hollywood loves her work, and you have probably seen her still lifes, landscapes and cityscapes on hit TV shows like ER and Grey’s Anatomy, as well as…
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