This recipe was originally posted back in the beginning of my blogging efforts. It was the first time I had ever used puff pastry to make tarts. I was so happy with the results, and how incredibly easy the purchased pastry was to work with, I started making them often. Perhaps I was making them a bit too often. Puff pastry is not exactly the best thing to eat to … Continue reading →
Last year I made a classic (sort of) Italian dish of thin veal scallops wrapped around asparagus called Involtini. Since I can never leave something alone I decided to make it again, but this time I wanted thin turkey scallops. And, of course, green garlic because, well, green garlic! Most importantly….. Yay France! Turkey Rolls with Asparagus and Green Garlic Total time: 45 minutes Ingredients: 4 thin slices turkey breast, … Continue reading →
I had a little mascarpone cheese left after making the Rice & Asparagus Gratin the other day. It wasn’t enough for another gratin but it was just right for a pair of mini pizzas. Plus it allowed me to use the last of a jar of Italian artichoke hearts I had used in a salad earlier. Think of it as cleaning out the fridge…. Of course, there was also green garlic … Continue reading →
I first had green garlic in the small mountain village of Huesca, above Somontano wine country in Spain. You can read the full account of our fabulous lunch in Huesca here. That was almost 10 years ago. A few years later I saw it, for the first time, for sale here. I bought it all…. one bunch. It normally comes in a bunch of 4, much like green onions. It looks … Continue reading →
My mother grew up on a farm. Vegetables in summer were whatever was picked in the garden. Vegetables in winter were whatever had been ‘put-up’ during the summer or was in the root cellar. When I was young we lived in town. My mother had a flower garden and vegetables were bought at the supermarket. We had a mixture of fresh and canned…. Never frozen. (Limited freezer space was reserved … Continue reading →
Spring is green. Artichokes, asparagus, snow peas, spinach, green garlic, fresh herbs….. All green. We love green. I once worked with a woman who would not eat anything green…. I felt so sorry for her. For those of you who don’t know (and I feel sorry for you, too) green garlic is immature garlic, picked before the cloves form. It looks like a green onion, sometimes with a hint of … Continue reading →
As the season comes to a close I am ‘allowed’ (ha) to get more creative with our asparagus. Actually, it means that mon mari will join me in whatever I’m eating rather than sticking to his favorite finish of butter, salt and pepper. I’m perfectly happy to divide the asparagus, toss his in a skillet with a bit off water, then have some fun with mine. We were both happy … Continue reading →
