Caregiving from my kitchen
The weather noticed that it is June, and June is supposed to be hot in New York – so the temperature jumped right up to 90. It’s cooling off a little now, but since summer doesn’t even officially begin until tomorrow, I know this is …
All right – I know many of you have been eating strawberries for months by now. But here in the Northeast, June-bearing strawberries do, in fact, bear fruit in June. And this has been a cool spring, so they are a little late. But, oh, …
One of the things I love about farmer’s markets and CSAs is getting vegetables I just don’t see at a supermarket. One of these is Lamb’s Quarters. It is sometimes called wild spinach – though that’s not quite accurate. It does grow wild, though – …
As I said, now, at the end of May, we are finally seeing Spring vegetables! I went to Greenmarket last week, and brought home baby chard, and scallions, and radishes – and asparagus. Asparagus is such a treat – a delicacy that comes in early, …
FRESH VEGETABLES!!! Em… er… (cough) looking around sheepishly… Was that my outside voice?