One of the most tempting gifts of springtime is the abundance of asparagus. With the chill of winter over and the promise of life renewed, beautiful apple-green stalks push up their purple-tinged tips ...

SAN DIEGO — I served a lot of great pasta while working at Guilio's in Pacific Beach and Santi's in La Jolla, but this recipe comes from my first trip to Europe and the few days we spent in Milan, ...

Trim approximately 1" off of the bottom of the asparagus, place in a double boiler and steam in a covered pot until the asparagus turns bright green in color; approximately 2-3 minutes from when water ...

Asparagus, that simplest of foods (and at its peak now in northern climes), is also one of the more complex, both as a plant and in its history. Like the allium family kids such as garlic, leek, onion ...

Making pesto from fennel fronds produces a fine pesto that covers your pasta or veggies fairly evenly with a dusting of of the chopped up fronds. The flavor works wonderfully with asparagus. For the ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... We eat our seasons, don’t we? In winter, warming soups, stews and such. Cool and cooling foods come summer, such as ice cream of course, and salads and foods ...

Prepare a grill for high heat; preheat 5 minutes (or heat a grill pan over high heat). In a medium bowl, toss asparagus with oil; generously season with salt and pepper. Grill, turning occasionally, ...

Instructions: Cut the butter into cubes. Quickly work together the butter, flours, cottage cheese and salt, either in a food processor or by hand in a bowl, until pea-sized clumps form. Add 1½ ...

Along with flowering trees and sneeze-inducing pollen in the air, one sure sign that spring is here is the arrival of beautiful bunches of fresh asparagus at Portland-area farmers markets. Granted, ...