Summer is a couple of weeks away and elderflower champagne is the perfect potion for jollification. With its sunny blush and floral fizz, it’s the essence of summer. Serve elderflower champagne very cold with a sprig of mint, or mixed with club soda or gin. It’s the living-is-easy side of the year. Let’s celebrate! Continue Reading
Now’s the time to harvest wild bamboo shoots. Find out how to pluck, prepare, and even pickle wild bamboo shoots. Continue Reading
My friend Terry brought me an Ingles bag heavy with ramps. Ten bunches. A poke full of possibilities. My usual ramp ritual, if and when I’ve lucked into a few, has usually been a simple sauté. Bulbs and tender leaves quickly sizzled in brown butter, sprinkled with sherry… Continue Reading
Good that winter is waning, but its final throes seem especially hateful. Warm breaks ushering equal-and-opposite punishments. Yet I keep the faith. Spring is next and it’s going to be wonderful. Like it was in Mexico when Skip and I dropped out of Winter for a… Continue Reading