April 2012

Apricot Swirl Scones from Biscuits and Scones

April 24, 2012

Here’s another selection from one of my all-time favorite cookbooks: Biscuits and Scones by Elizabeth Alston.

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Spicy Fusilli Primavera with Ramps and Sausage

April 20, 2012

This is a recipe I came up with you to use my beloved ramps – their flavor really, really, really comes through in this dish…but don’t worry, you don’t need ramps to make it!  You can use leeks or scallions or even a regular old onions in place of the ramps. My first choice would […]

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Island Burgers and Shakes – Restaurant

April 16, 2012

  Today was one of those first-gorgeously-warm – we’re talking 85 degrees in the middle of April! – days of Spring that clouds your thoughts so that you can only think of Drinks on Patios and the delicious aroma of a grilled burger as you raise it up to your lips…..makes you feel like summer […]

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After-Easter Spring Salad

April 12, 2012

I feel like a dope every time it happens, but I periodically have to remind myself that a salad doesn’t HAVE to be lettuce-based.  About once a month, I’ll be figuring of what to make for dinner or lunch and think to myself, A salad would be nice…too bad I don’t have any lettuce.  But […]

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Six Weeks of Ramps Starts Now!

April 6, 2012

It’s my favorite time of year – it’s Ramp Season! Ramps are one of the first wild edibles to come up in the spring….and my oh my how I love them!  The best way to describe them is like a wild leek crossed with garlic.  Onion-y, garlic-y, with a taste all their own…..anyone I’ve introduced […]

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