Tag: leeks

The January Garden – Leek and Mushroom Tart with Brie

The January Garden – Leek and Mushroom Tart with Brie

January is a bleak month in the garden. There is little growth, and so by leaps and bounds the most exciting activities are perusing catalogues to order seeds for the coming year and planting cabbage, kale, and leek seeds under lights in the basement to 

I Am Not a Baker – Mushroom and Leek Galette with Gruyere Cheese

I Am Not a Baker – Mushroom and Leek Galette with Gruyere Cheese

I am not a baker. It’s not that I have disdain for baked goods; in fact, I rather like them. It’s the precision of baking with which I have trouble. Exact measuring is not my style of cooking. Perhaps that’s why after receiving my Master’s 

Modern Foraging – Seared Scallops, Sautéed Leeks, Asparagus, and Snow Pea Leaves

Modern Foraging – Seared Scallops, Sautéed Leeks, Asparagus, and Snow Pea Leaves

Foraging is the art of going out in the wild to search for items to consume; think searching for wild mushrooms. If you read food magazines, you know it has become very popular lately. You can even take classes on local foraging in a lot