Spring Recipes

These recipes bring out the best in dark, leafy greens, especially when greens are coming up by the bushel in local gardens.
EGGS IN A NEST
SPINACH LASAGNA

If you have asparagus and morels on the same April day, try this dish from Local Flavors, by Deborah Madison:
ASPARAGUS AND MOREL BREAD PUDDING

Free-range chicken is generally available year-round; this recipe is great with fresh vegetables in summer, but in early spring we rely on our frozen zucchini and corn from last summer. The one essential fresh ingredient – cilantro – begins to show up early in farmers’ markets:
CHICKEN RECUERDOS DE TUCSON

These recipes from our party feature early spring vegetables and the only fruits we have in May, strawberries and rhubarb:
ASIAN VEGETABLE ROLLS
STRAWBERRY RHUBARB CRISP