To honor your lovely lettuces, dress them lightly and don’t weigh them down with heavy extras.
Pair this dressing with Bibb, Pea and Bacon Salad, or use it in a fresh cucumber salad.
Yields 1 cup
Salsa verde is a robust herb sauce that pairs equally well with grilled steak or seared fish.
Lovely green spinach leaves are the inspiration for a greener basil pesto.
Aromatic scapes are available at farmers' markets in spring. They make great additions to pestos and sauces.
This smooth peanut sauce is versatile, easy to make, and keeps for five days in the fridge.
A piece of toast loaded with grape jam in the dead of winter is a really special treat.
Get creative when cooking with it. Swirl it into a broth for fish soup; toss it with roasted vegetables, penne, and mozzarella for a baked pasta; spoon it on crusty ciabatta.
Serve this savory spoon bread and beach plum sauce with roast chicken.
These pickles will last three or four weeks in the fridge.
