Chive blossoms have been the prettiest thing at the farmers' market for two weekends in a row, and both neighbors on either side of me here in Seattle are growing them in the front yard. I'm seeing them everywhere I turn! But what are chive blossoms? Simply put, they're wild chives with beautiful purple flowering blossoms. More
Now I'm not at all usually one for fussy food tips. But when you're dealing with delicate spring vegetables like chive blossoms, super thin radish slices, and delicate lettuces, care must be taken in dressing your salads. More
"Eat your vegetables" is an age-old phrase we hear from moms struggling to get their little ones to give veggies a chance. But it doesn't have to be a struggle! Here, we share some ideas for sharing vegetables with your toddler at every meal of the day (and snack time!): More
Q: I've tried storing potatoes and onions in the fridge, and inside a cupboard on the shelf, but they always seem to shrivel up, grow eyes, or go bad much faster than they ought to. What's the ideal way to keep them fresh longest when I'm miles from the nearest root cellar?
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Beets! You're in season and so delicious. You're healthy, you're colorful, but sometimes we lose inspiration for what to do with your green, leafy tops. More
I thought I'd seen it all. Whole-wheat pizza crust, cornmeal pizza crust, even pizzas atop shredded potatoes. But last week I made an entirely new discovery: cauliflower pizza crust. More
Sorrel is not the most common of spring greens to find laying around most kitchens. It can be pretty tart and even acidic, and a lot of folks simply aren't sure what to do with it. The flip-side is that sorrel can be so exquisite when paired well: It has a fresh bite that epitomizes spring, and while it can be too much to eat on its own as a raw salad, there are so many dishes that brighten tremendously with a smattering of this tender green.
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Stir-fries aren't usually the well-edited dishes you think about and shop for in advance. They are frequently renegade, use-up-what's-in-the-fridge meals, which is part of their charm. But not so with this recipe. I chose these particular ingredients deliberately, picking up pork tenderloin for a mid-week treat and adding lots of fresh spring vegetables for crunch. More
If you live on the East Coast, you've likely enjoyed a (creepily) mild winter this year. And as if it wasn't nice enough to leave the snow boots tucked away for the season, spring has sprung early. This means fresh spring asparagus is already popping into farmers' markets. Hooray! Read on for six ways to use the brilliant stalks for dinner this week. More
The days when you allow the farmers market to dictate what you make for dinner are kind of awesome days. To be quite honest, they've become rarer and rarer around our house as we've become busier during the weekends. But there's something quite sweet about ambling around the market and chatting about what you could make with certain ingredients. This weekend, we had time to visit our local farmers market and found some beautiful looking sorrel, leeks, and farm eggs. More
