Back in Business!

Today is opening day of the Saturday Farmer's Market in Lake Oswego, OR. Whoopie!! They are back in business! The freshest fruits and vegetables, the most colorful flowers, the tastiest cold pressed juices. Yeah, I missed you, you vibrant-as-all-get-out market, you : )

Foraged Wild Ramps

Take a gander at these delicate wild ramps. Fresh picked this morning in Michigan, rush shipped this afternoon to Palo Alto, CA. What a world...

I was wondering about the full-on obsession that seems to surround this humble vegetable. Found a good history of all the hoopla at http://www.grubstreet.com/2013/04/the-history-of-ramps-popularity.html

Dinnertime!!

Yes it's true - spring is my favorite season of the year. In spring, everything is new and fresh and full of promise. In life, as well as on the local farms.

Around here, the Farmer's Markets are finally starting back up with just-picked herbs and peas, artichokes, delicate flowers and colorful root vegetables on offer. Such great places to get the very freshest ingredients to prepare some amazing dishes.