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Ramps

Ramps or wild leeks, are the super foods of spring.  They are one of the earliest wild edibles to show, and for many they are the prize Spring foraging.  People have long depended on the Spring greens for their restorative qualities after long, hungry winters. Ramps are high vitamin C and have saved many from [...]

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Nettle Soup

I am working on some recipes for Kombucha and beer for this Sunday’s Heavy Nettles Fest Potluck brunch which is sponsored by Slow Food MV and Felix Neck Wildlife Sanctuary. This Sunday, 10-2pm, we’ll have cooking demos and lectures happening. I promise you’ll learn loads about Nettles and how to grow them and eat them! [...]

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Teenage Eggplant Dinner

My son and his girlfriend came into the house last night just as I was putting out a beautiful dinner of sweet potatoes, greens, asparagus and scallops.  They turned down an offer to join us for dinner. “What’s wrong with my dinner?  Why can’t you join us???” was my complaint and whining expression of disappointment. [...]

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Raw Banana Pudding with Walnuts

I haven’t written here in a while…  I work with Jan regularly behind the scenes here on the blog and marketing for Kitchen Porch – Culinary Experiences.  I’m actually always here in one way or another. I’m inspired by Jan in many ways.  Jan’s delicious recipes and her own inspirations, her resources and fervor when [...]

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