I’m working on a post about homemade pasta that will appear soon — well, maybe sometime this week if I get around to it.
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Celtuce, otherwise known as stem lettuce. They usually appear in stir-fries.
Spring onions.
Cardoons.
Chile oils.
Carrots.
Romano beans.
Olives.
Autumn squashes.
French breakfast radishes. If I were still living in NYC, these would appear in May. I adore them.
Carrots.
Beets.
French breakfast radishes.
Arkansas black apples. They’re a heirloom variety of apples — very sweet with a fragrant aroma and crisp texture.
Tomatoes. Pictured are a mix of heirloom and San Marzano tomatoes.
Brussels sprouts.
Horseradish roots. Their appearance at the market means that winter isn’t far behind.
Carrots.
Baby corn.
Icicle radishes.
Radishes.
Beans.
Early Girl tomatoes.
Cardoons. Virtually unknown in the U.S., they’re a hallmark of Italian cuisine.
Fennel, one of my favorite winter vegetables.
Napa cabbage.
Greens.
Salad greens.
Walnuts.
Greens.
French breakfast radishes.
Eggplant.
Shrubs. They’re sweetened vinegar-based syrups often used in mixed drinks.
Cauliflower.
The notion of making homemade pasta sounds lovely.
I suppose homemade pasta beats store bought stuff by a country mile?
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It depends on what it is you’re going to make. There are some sauces for which dried pasta is preferred over fresh, like for instance, a puttanesca.
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