Spring Luncheon

The secret is in the dressing. Well, not really. The secret is a just-picked mix of lettuce and other greens such oak leaf-lettuce, Reine des Glaces, baby arugula, baby spinach, frisee, a few pea shoots, an asparagus or two (thinly sliced), sorrel, escarole, a smattering 

Guess what..

Can you guess what this is (without hovering over it with your mouse)? Hint: it’s not ginger. Answer – and recipe – in the next episode. Oh, and if you are the first person to guess right, I am happy to send you some (US 

Eating Red

Yesterday’s tomato harvest from the lower garden was rather healthy – with the biggest tomato weighing in at more than a pound (from one of the “German Tree” plants grown from seeds purchased from Bakers Creek Heirloom Seeds). So from now on – for the 

Food from the Hedgerow

It rained all through last night and today – something we haven’t had in a long time. The creek which had become so low I could not hear it from the house (but unlike last year, it has not dried out completely – at least