Category Archives: Sides

Ramp up your seasonal cooking: Ramp & Spicy Sausage Risotto

Ramps are not something that you’ll find in every supermarket.  They have a very short growing season and you’ll most likely find them at your local farmers market or at a specialty grocer.  I picked up some organic Midwestern grown ramps at … Continue reading

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Seasonal Potluck: Beer Battered Asparagus

  Let’s be honest and admit that anything battered and fried tastes good.  Asparagus is no exception!  In addition to it being Asparagus Month with our Seasonal Potluck, it’s also the start of American Craft Brew Week.  I figured that … Continue reading

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May is ASPARAGUS month! Here’s a salad to start it off…

Betsy and I are continuing our Seasonal Potluck, and the month of May will feature a lovely spring vegetable:  ASPARAGUS!  My first recipe featuring asparagus is one of my own creations.  This dressing was adapted from one we used to use at a catering … Continue reading

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