Ontario asparagus and rhubarb are here – it must be spring! Yesterday was the first time I harvested rhubarb from my garden. Although it looked plentiful with the leaves, once they were removed, the meager stalks had to be supplemented with a bag of previously frozen rhubarb for a much-desired rhubarb crisp. Now that asparagus […]
Ontario asparagus, rhubarb and maple syrup are here in time for Victoria Day celebrations on the 24th of May and all of those other springtime events. Asparagus is just now starting to be harvested and all being well should be with us until mid-June. As for rhubarb, their curly leaves are up and pink stems […]
The month of May is packed with spring celebrations of all sorts: Mother’s Day, Queen Victoria Day, showers, birthdays, anniversaries – not to mention the first back yard barbecue. All these events call for seasonal food that says parties and the people for whom the food is prepared are special! The following have been adapted […]
As I gaze out my windows to the garden, I can just see the distinctive spike of green leaf followed by the rosy pink stem of rhubarb, a true harbinger of spring. There is only one other taste unique to the season and you can feel it with the first warm sunny days after cool […]
