Photo by Judith Hausman Watercress makes for a terrific late-spring salad. Oh how I wish I had a secret source of healthy, crunchy, bracing watercress like an acquaintance of mine once had. A deep-wooded stream ran through her property, and the lucky duck had plenty of tender watercress growing alongside it. I buy mine […]
What do you do when you crave spring flavors on a cold and damp spring night? Eat your rhubarb warm around the woodstove!
Toss up this tangy salad to use up your spring-garden favorites!
As if you needed another reason to grow carrots, this appetizer will be a hit at your next spring bash.
Photo by Judith Hausman Sweet-tart Rhubarb Chutney makes a delicious dish. Changed plans turned two beautiful pieces of local, grass-fed meat into leftovers. We ate a few slices, but the barbecued London broil and the butterflied half-leg-of-lamb are now mostly cold in the fridge. No matter; leftovers are a favorite challenge! I can make curry […]
Photo by Judith Hausman Serve your onion biscuits with a slice of ham. To me, ham means biscuits, even here in New York’s Hudson Valley. We will soon be celebrating spring with the ham of a local pig, raised a few miles away. There will be asparagus, a leek-and-potato gratin, a salad of young greens […]
Whether thin and delicate, fat and green, or white with purple shadings, asparagus poking up through its protection of straw is a sure sign of the oncoming growing season.
Use up your basil bumper in these meatballs that can be tossed with pasta and fresh tomatoes or frozen for later use.
Transition from winter’s comfort foods to using spring’s first produce with this recipe that lies somewhere in between.
