Isn’t blueberry season glorious! They keep in the fridge the longest of all of the berries, can just be popped into a freezer bag and frozen for future smoothies, and are available over a longer growing season by planting varieties with successive harvests. Any of my recipes that contain eggs will always look more yellow…
Tapioca Pudding with Strawberry Rhubarb Jam
I’m working on the pudding recipes for the cookbook and tapioca is my favorite. If you adore oysters and other foods whose textures are indescribable (not in a good way in my opinion), you undoubtedly can be found at the little storefronts selling humongous-size tapioca floating in an even more suspicious-looking liquid. Tapioca pudding requires,…
Rhubarb
Spring rhubarb, the first “fruit” of the year from the garden. They might seem on the fibrous side when you’re cutting the stalks, but when rhubarb is cooked it melts into a soft custard that fully expresses itself when paired with sugar. Synonymous with strawberries, but don’t forget the other berries, especially raspberries. Ginger (fresh,…
Spring Garlic, Pea, and Potato Spanish Tortilla
Ramps, ramps, ramps. It’s April and all we’ll hear about are ramps for the next 3 weeks. I do have some Spring garlic behind the greenhouse that are the perfect size and look just like ramps. Paired with peas and potatoes and the freshest eggs, there is no doubt it’s Spring. Just much later than…
Grandma’s Apple Cake
This is the only thing I ever ate of my Austrian grandmother’s cooking. Every other Sunday we spent the afternoon at Grandma’s house. At 3 in the afternoon the dining room table, permanently covered with a padded plastic tablecloth, would be set with coffee and Grandma’s apple cake. Then would commence the perpetual discussion of…
Heirloom Tomatoes
Heirloom Tomato Salad DIRECTIONS Slice tomatoes 3/8-inch thick, crosswise. Sprinkle with sea salt. Serve. VARIATION Sprinkle with sea salt, freshly ground pepper, olive oil, and balsamic vinegar. Garnish with basil leaves and fennel blossoms. Serve outdoors. Close your eyes while eating, focusing on the taste of summer and the buzzing of the yellow jackets. VARIATION…