There’s something hopeful about asparagus season. It means things are growing again. Things we can eat. And these days, I’ll grab hold of any bit of hope I can find. In-season asparagus is something special. When you get it soon after it’s harvested, it’s sweet and mild and so much better than the stuff that’s …
Parmigiano reggiano
This roasted mushroom pizza is seriously good. It’s so much better than the average mushroom pizza. So much deeper and better and more flavorful. I used to slice fresh mushrooms and throw them on a pizza without a thought. Those pizzas were fine, but they were squandering so much potential. And mushrooms are absolutely brimming …
I know, I know, it’s spinach pizza. It sounds kind of boring. We’ve all seen some version of this before. But this one is different from all of those sodden, cheese heavy versions. It’s light and fresh with some heat and chew, and unlike those cheese bombs, it’s the sort of thing I can (and …
Last week was the first week for peas at the market. It’s a time I look forward to every year, and it never seems to come soon enough. There’s something special about really fresh peas. When I was growing up in Michigan, even though I wasn’t much of a vegetable eater as a kid, I …