Celery ice

A fancy early-spring dessert The first edible plants that grow in the spring are stems – because stems are what plants grow first – like chives and celery. This is a simplified version of a New York Times recipe: a dessert made out of nothing much more than celery and sugar. It requires practically no …

Brussels sprouts

Think of them as tiny little cabbages I was a brussels sprouts skeptic for a long time, long after I had gotten to like pretty much all other vegetables. I still don’t really like them boiled with butter on them, I’m afraid. But when I realized you could cut them up before cooking them, they …