Blueberries get along with a diverse crowd of foods and flavors.

Fresh or frozen blueberries can’t be beat in all things sweet – such as cakes, puddings, muffins, and pancakes -- and they’re pretty impressive on the savory side, too. Their fresh, fruity flavor works perfectly with pork, chicken and game, and they’re dynamite in fruit salsas and fresh or cooked sauces.

Check these ideas for more inspiration:

• Blueberries love spices; try them with cardamom, cinnamon, coriander, fresh, ground or crystallized ginger, mace, nutmeg, black pepper and vanilla

• Kick up some new sweet or savory combos with blueberries and herbs such as cilantro, lemon verbena, bay, chives, rosemary, tarragon, thyme, parsley, mint, basil and hot fresh peppers

• Dairy foods are a natural mate for blueberries – heavy cream, cream cheese, cottage cheese, ice cream, yogurt, sherbet, sour cream, mascarpone, ricotta, Brie, Camembert, mozzarella, cheddar and mild blues

• Almost any fruit or dried fruit teams up well with blueberries – apples, apricots, bananas, coconut, papaya, dates, figs, melons, plums, pears, pineapple, pomegranate, mangos, oranges, lemons, limes, grapefruit and all other berries

• All kinds of nuts and seeds go with blueberries: almonds, almond paste, walnuts, pecans, hazelnuts, pignolis, macadamias, cashews, peanuts, and poppy, sesame and sunflower seeds

• Liqueurs, such as almond, coffee, chocolate, melon, orange or raspberry, are good companions; also rum or port

• Add dried blueberries instead of raisins to your next granola mix, oatmeal cookies, scones, rice pudding or quick breads

• Blueberry juice and concentrate add flavor and color to lemonade, hot or iced tea, other fruit juices, smoothies, yogurt shakes, milk shakes and mixed drinks

• Use canned blueberries for velvety-smooth shakes and smoothies