Early To Late Spring:
A bevy of wonderful, fresh, local delicacies are coming into season. Once tasted, never forgotten! June brings juicy, jewel red strawberries with cream; just thinking about them makes my mouth water.
Halibut comes into season in April. I love this fish, especially when marinated and barbecued. In May come the spot prawns. This year I want to try some new and interesting, (I hope) recipes. Haul out the barbecue; throw some spot prawns on; in a couple of minutes, Heaven!
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Arugula, Asparagus, Artichokes - Cauliflower, Cherries
- English Peas
- Fava Beans, Fresh Herbs
- Green Onions
- Lettuce
- Mustard Greens
- Nettles, New Potatoes
- Radishes, Ramps, Rhubarb
- Salad Greens, Spinach, Strawberries
- Turnips
- Halibut, Spot Prawns
With all of this, how can you not get all fired up and want to head straight to the kitchen and start cooking? Buon gusto!
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YUM! Had fresh strawberries & blueberries with creme fraiche last night. There’s a local magazine that comes out quarterly called “Edible Santa Barbara” – they are a franchise all over the states & you would love it & if they have it in Canada, you would be an excellent contributor – maybe you can be the pioneer? 😀
Guess what…we have a magazine here called “Edible Vancouver.” Published quarterly too, I think. The thing I love about it is that they feature what’s available locally here and talks about farms, wineries, etc. I’m a berry snob…patiently waiting until they come into season here and God help us if it’s a rainy June with hardly any sun…doesn’t make for the sweetest strawberries…luckily blueberries are later in the summer. Just thinking about them makes my mouth water and I love them with crème fraiche (which I make, it’s dead easy, check out it out in the recipe section of the blog and you’ll see what I mean). 🙂