At the farmer’s market this week, I overheard two girls standing over a pile of ramps, asking each other what they were and what to do with them.  And I didn’t want to butt into their conversation, but I really hope those two girls read this blog, because I humbly suggest that the perfect way [...]

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Asparagus has not made its way to our farmer’s market yet, but it must be in season somewhere, because every grocery store or vegetable market I went to this week had it on sale.  It seemed like fate, because I have been thinking for weeks that I would like to try my hand at a [...]

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I think orzo looks so elegant.  To me, it looks like some rice/pasta hybrid, but prettier than either.  Almost every time I am hosting a dinner party, some idea for an orzo side dish crosses my mind. 
This one seems almost too summer-y for this time of year, and maybe it would taste even better in [...]

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I think I’ve probably mentioned a hundred times that, a few years ago, I sat in the emergency room for about five hours from a squash-cutting injury.  Since then, I’ve carefully avoided cutting raw squash — using squash purees for dips and soups, and steaming my whole squashes in the microwave, rather than cutting them into [...]

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There are very few things more delicious to me than perfectly roasted vegetables. Roasting brings out so much flavor, and the texture is unparalleled, from the crispy, caramelized outer layer, to the warm, soft section underneath. So when I saw these little heads of pak choi at the farmer’s market last week, I [...]

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