“Holy Garlic Scapes, Batman!” (My son has just discovered comic books so our home is filled with superhero references as of late.) But seriously, this year, I COULD call these elusive green shoots emerging from new garlic, “holy.” Last year, I was swimming in green garlic. This year, since we moved mid-winter from my beloved …

During my years of grad school in Boston, I lived with a flat mate, Amy, who cooked a little but mainly lived on canned beans, noodles, jarred tomato sauce and an occasional piece of fish cooked in aluminum foil. So I almost dropped the phone the other day when I was chatting with Amy and …

Ahh, the unofficial start to summer here in the states: Memorial Day weekend! As I’ve professed many times, I am a summer girl so I get a little bit giddy this time of year, not just for the weather but for the abundance of seasonal items I now can get from farmers markets, my CSA …