I’m still enjoying what spring has to offer such as asparagus, chives, mint and parsley. It’s all is so fresh and, well, springy. With that thought in mind I created an Israeli Couscous Salad keeping it light and fresh with lots of lemon and artichoke hearts. Serve this as a side salad or top with [Read more...]
I created this salad for one, it’s what I had for lunch, with a couple spears of asparagus, an egg, lettuce and spring herbs. My small planting of asparagus gives a few spears a week, not enough to make it a meal but it’s perfect for this salad. Notice I said to use cooked asparagus, [Read more...]
The asparagus has been beautiful this spring. Farmer John sent me some of his organic green and purple asparagus. I usually just grill it and serve with a squeeze of lemon. If you haven’t tried grilled asparagus yet you are really missing something special (look it up under asparagus in this blog). Anyway, this time [Read more...]
Artichokes are still in season and we have been enjoying them weekly. I created this yogurt dipping sauce for the artichokes instead of using melted butter. Or try dipping other veggies in it such as grilled asparagus. I also use it as a salad dressing. I just mix the ingredients in the salad bowl, add [Read more...]
This salad is great to make ahead of time and perfect for a picnic or pot luck. Have grilled asparagus one night for dinner, grill extra asparagus and have this salad later in the week. Every time I make this I get rave reviews and everyone wants the recipe. I keep roasted red bell peppers prepared in the [Read more...]
I was never a fan of asparagus as a child and well into my adult life, until I made it grilled. The asparagus still has a crunch, but with a grilled flavor and it’s so easy to make. I’ll have my nieces over and they say, ” I don’t really like asparagus” and I tell them [Read more...]
What a busy time of year for the gardener! Finally, there aren’t any predicted days of frost; are we really past the frost free date? I will wait another week or so before I plant my basil-it likes it nice and warm. Farmer John did predict that May 9th, it would frost. When and how did [Read more...]