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Posts tagged “spring”

Strawberries in Salads

This weekend, our plans to make a strawberry pie got interrupted, and no piemaking ever happened. We were thus left with the delightful problem of too many strawberries. There weren't quite enough for...

Recipe: Spring Lemon Risotto with Asparagus and Fiddlehead Ferns

After two weeks away from our kitchen, we returned last week to find the market positively brimming with spring vegetables. When we'd left there were only the first signs of ramps, but now there was ...

Rhubarb: Sweet and Savory

Rhubarb, the naturally sour stalky vegetable, has a growing season that coincides fortuitously with that of the California strawberry season. That means that 9 times out of 10, you'll see rhubarb com...

Peaceful Valley Farm & Garden Supply

The first step in getting a garden ready for a new season is ordering supplies. I try to save seeds where possible from previous year's plants, and I have a pretty good collection of tools and such, ...

Recipe: Spring Greens Pesto

This post was originally sent to our email subscribers on April 11th. To sign up for our weekly email (not daily as the box indicates) sign up in the column to the left or click here. Faith's post a...

NYC Greenmarket Report: Ramps and Asparagus!

It's finally actually spring: ramps are in season. Strolling through Saturday's Greenmarket, we were surprised but elated to see them. This wild member of the lily family (which also includes onions, ...

In Season: Spring Lamb

At the Ferry Building Farmer's Market on Saturday, we saw a lot of fresh, organic spring lamb being sold by local farmers. ...