This easy Strawberries Romanoff recipe is a classic Russian-American dessert invented by Michael Romanoff at his namesake restaurant in Beverly Hills, Calif., that is now closed. Compare this recipe with my Blackberries Romanoff Recipe. Romanoff, a Lithuanian-born restaurateur and self-proclaimed member of Russian royalty knocked his customers' socks off with this dessert, especially when fresh California strawberries were in season. Be careful when folding the marinated fruit into the ice cream-whipped cream mixture lest the fruit juices bleed and turn the cream a pastel pink color. This is an easy dessert to whip up at the last minute that's suitable for the most elegant party. Just don't serve it to the kids, unless they get a nonalcoholic version.