Seasonal recipes for today's kitchen
These early days of March find me searching for signs of spring. Maybe that’s why the shamrocks and kelly green of St. Patrick’s celebrations appeal to me. Friends have invited us to a St. Patrick’s Day party and asked that we bring a finger food–Read more
Citrus brightens this time of year. When I see a bowl of oranges or satsumas on my kitchen counter, everything becomes a bit sunnier. That positive energy transfers itself to this salad with its unusual combination of flavors. Bright green, crisp-tender asparagus is tossed with–Read more
When spring arrives and fresh strawberries are abundant at the market, I love to bake a big batch of strawberry muffins. Easy to put together, strawberry muffins bake up quickly and freeze well. So one recipe’s worth makes enough to share or to stash away–Read more
I count rhubarb among spring mysteries. It’s a vegetable that’s treated as a fruit. It looks like blushing celery, but is actually part of the buckwheat family. Its leaves are poisonous, yet its stems are edible. Paired with sweet springtime fruits, it becomes a worthy–Read more
Imagine a crunchy sugar cookie crust topped with fresh strawberries. Glazed with a barely sweet mixture of citrus-scented jam, this fresh strawberry tart brings that imaginary taste to reality. I was intrigued when I saw a recipe for a fresh strawberry tart in the 1990–Read more
Tulips are blooming, green leaves are emerging, and birds are singing. Just when I think that spring has finally arrived in Denver, a snow shower lets me know who the boss is. Such a turn in the weather calls for a special group of superheroes—spring–Read more