Forage Potage

(faw-razh paw-tahzh) A thick soup, stew, or porridge in which found or scavenged items are boiled together until they form a thick mush. Yes, this one was a real hodge-podge. Ramps, the spring-heralding, wild allium that gave Chicago its name, picked up at the season’s first Headhouse Farmers’ Market Sunday. Stinging nettles—another truly foraged plant—that came…

Hurry up and wait

Today was supposed to be this season’s first CSA delivery, but late last month the co-op let us know that because of our unusually cool March and April, they were pushing the schedule back by a week. It’ll be a few more weeks before my own radishes are ready to pull – and my asparagus…