How to Make the Most of Green Garlic Season + Pasta w/ Green Garlic Recipe

Very Green Risotto

The farmers markets are overflowing with greenery, and new springy greenery like pea shoots, fava tops, spinach, . . . . I love kale and collards and rarely tire of them but these new tender leaves and shoots just taste … Continue reading → ... Read more »

Barley Lentil Soup with Green Garlic & Parsley

This is a season-straddling soup. A soup into which I stirred a generous heap of fresh parsley and finely minced green garlic just before serving. And it felt springy and bright despite being a robust soup at heart. I love … Continue reading → ... Read more »

Green Garlic, Butter, and Parmesan

. . . with eggs, or  fresh pasta, or fish or beef or beans, or toast. . .! I can think of few things that would not be enhanced by the combination of these three things. I know I wrote … Continue reading → ... Read more »

Gardening With What You Have & Green Garlic and Leek Soup

You’re supposed to make a garden plan–mapping out what’s going to go where so that the season unfolds productively with plants following the right plants and planted in the right combination and with the right exposure. You’re supposed to amend … Continue reading → ... Read more »

Carrots

“Mommy will you fix my truck?! . . . please!. . . .right now!” “Mommy, come look! Now! Please!” That’s the typical soundtrack when my four-year-old is home. I love it, most of the time. Sometimes it makes writing a … Continue reading → ... Read more »