How to Make the Best Strawberry Shortcake, According to Martha Stewart originally appeared on Parade. Now is the perfect time to eat, cook and bake with strawberries, the season's juiciest fruit.

If you've had the pleasure of eating a fresh homemade strawberry shortcake, you know the pure joy that is macerated strawberries layered with carbs and whipped cream. But what isn't always so clear is ...

Even if you don't consider yourself a natural in the kitchen, it doesn't take much to master a few staples-maybe a basic pasta sauce, a simple buttermilk biscuit, and some fluffy scrambled eggs ...