What Are Some Great Recipes for Spring Cooking?
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Q: What are some great early spring recipes? I realize it's only March, but the 60 degree weather Michigan is having is making me want to change up my eating habits.

Do you have any lighter recipes to get us through the early spring before the summer food kicks into full swing??

Sent by Leslie

Editor: Leslie, sure! Here are a few recipes from our archives that we are looking forward to making, now that it is spring.

• Spring Greens Pesto
• Spring Radishes Braised with Shallots and Vinegar
• Tortellini and Spring Vegetable Salad
• Spring Salad with Radishes and Pumpkin Seeds
• Spring Leek and Lemon Soup
• Spring Lemon Risotto with Asparagus and Fiddlehead Ferns
• Spring Spinach and Herb Soup
• Spring Eating: Two Fabulous Pea Recipes
• Spaghetti with Ramps (Plus Sausage)

Readers, what recipes signify spring to you? What do you make when the weather turns balmy and the tulips pop up?

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Comments (5)

It may be spring, but it's still pretty cold and wet out! So I made green onion and potato soup.
Take at least one bunch of green onions, thinly sliced, and a bunch of potatoes cut into chunks, barely covered with cold water and steamed until tender, then mashed IN the cooking water (don't drain!) with a 1/4 cup of cream cheese swirled in, a splash of heavy cream, and some salt and pepper. Sooo good! I had it last night for dinner and it's going to be lunch again today!

I once ate fiddlehead ferns (tetes au violins) in Montreal's L'Express -- served in cream sause -- deliceuse!

This is my new favorite way with fiddleheads!
http://theweekendgourmande.wordpress.com/2010/03/07/kitchen-firsts-fiddlehead-ferns-with-linguine/

We also got our first spring artichoke last weekend,
http://theweekendgourmande.wordpress.com/2010/03/14/kitchen-firsts-steaming-an-artichoke/

Never had fiddlehead ferns. Can you tell me a bit about them? Would definitely be interested in trying them.

I love fiddlehead ferns. They're very hard to find in my area, but when I see them...I grab them. I steam them and drizzle olive oil with a little salt and pepper. Yum! I think they taste similar to asparagus. Otherdeb, sometimes you see them in supermarkets, but I get them at a local farm market. You find them around late March, early April.