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Sweet and savory recipes perfect for the Spring.
It’s a challenge to avoid the huge artichokes in the markets right now. Maybe not at your market, but mine has them planted right in front of the entrance, so you can’t miss them. It’s sort of an in-your-face-buy-me display that changes depending on any …
It’s Spring, so that means it’s officially time for asparagus even though it seems there is rarely a time that it isn’t available at the grocery store. It’s probably one of our favorite vegetables, so often in the “green & healthy” rotation around here for …
I’ve been trying to write something here for days now. I approach the task with the best intentions but know that it’s really only my conscience goading me. No words come. I scrounge for a memory worth sharing, then wonder if it’s one I’ve already …
Grapefruit finds its way into my basket when I’m at the market. I always have good intentions when I grab one or more of the pinkish-orange orbs of bracingly sweet tart fruit imagining that I’ll eat one a day. We all know that imaging something …
I love ricotta, but I’ve never had truly fresh ricotta, so I decided to make my own. It requires very little time, no special equipment, and few ingredients, so I was able to prepare it one evening, then drain it over night for use the …