Category Archives: Ramps

Spaghetti with Swiss Chard and Ramp Butter

As Hillary mentioned – ramp season is fleeting.  So I decided to preserve their goodness in what else, but butter.  Oh, and if you were wondering who first ramped up the ramp here’s a great Grub Street article on the subject… I originally … Continue reading

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ShRamp Tacos

Ahh ramp season. Such a short period of time, and these little guys are popping up in every restaurant in town. I got really excited about the #rampstagram hashtag on Instagram… until I realized that it was mostly used by … Continue reading

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Ramps! (Part III)

It’s not the budding trees, the rising temps or April showers we look for to tell us that Spring has really sprung – it’s the arrival of these earthy green onions popping up on menus and farmers market stands. If … Continue reading

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Spring Vegetable Pasta Pie

Spring forms – not just for cheesecake anymore. A good friend of mine sent me this recipe a couple weeks back and I’ve been dreaming about it ever since.  It’s basically a big, happy, pasta pie – and I wanted … Continue reading

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Spring Salad & Pan Roasted Chicken with Ramps

What a glorious Saturday it was last weekend! I awoke early and ran up the west side highway to the Union Square Farmers Market. I bought a chicken, asparagus, spring red onions, an assortment of shoots and baby greens, fingerling … Continue reading

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Ramps, Part Deux

We know, we know, we’ve already done ramps. Last year at around this time we made Rosemary Ramp Panzanella and Ramp and New Potato Soup but there are so many other delicious concoctions to be made, and in such a short time! So check … Continue reading

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Ramp and New Potato Soup

I still can’t get over seeing “Hide ya ramps, hide ya leeks” on twitter last week… hysterical (don’t get the reference? click here). After doing a quick internet search on “Ramp Recipes” I came across an Emeril concoction: Baby Ramp and New … Continue reading

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Rosemary Ramp Panzanella

I don’t know about you, but I can’t take any more of this rain.  I sit here on a dreary Monday afternoon writing about what I cooked on an even drearier Friday afternoon.  Good thing cooking always lifts my spirits.  … Continue reading

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Ramps.

What are they you ask? Wild spring onions.  Restaurants go crazy for these when they’re in season (April to early June) so we thought we’d see what all the fuss is about…

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