Favorites April 2015
“These are the Best Days of our Lives” This calligraphy is what I wake up to in the morning and see before going to sleep every night. My friends Greg and Jenny brought it back from China and now it lives in …
Month: April 2015
Roasted Chicory
Coffee lover that I am, I have to secretly admit I’ve been enjoying this dark liquid lately. That’s right, roasted chicory is carving a new spot in my heart. It has similar components to a coffee description–acidity, body, aroma, bitterness, sweetness, aftertaste–and a deep rich satisfaction that …
Spring Pea Soup
Yay, another pea soup! I knew that was what you were going to say. We’ve had a week of spring-emerging: from chill to rain to sunny days which means the buds and grass are finally beginning to explode in greenery. I even saw blooming …
Cabbage Parsnip Slaw
Many gardeners in these cold climates overwinter their parsnips in the ground, letting the back-and-forth thawing-and-cooling spring weather sweeten their starches into sugars. So when little else is local in early April of the upper Midwest…parsnips can be found. Related and similar to carrots (they look like an albino carrot), …
