LI green veggies have their moment
Locally grown asparagus is sauteed with butter and olive oil and then served with softly scrambled eggs, May 13, 2014. Credit: Jeremy Bales
In today’s Newsday, we’ve got a whole crop of stories that celebrate the spring we waited for so long.
I talked to local farmers about seasonal produce, and was inspired by them to create five simple recipes using local scallions, radishes, kale, baby greens, asparagus. Click here for the recipes (and pictures).
And speaking of asparagus, Lyle Wells, Long Island’s biggest asparagus farmer, reveals all the secrets of this spring crop — including its malodorous effect on a certain bodily function. Click here.
It’s farmers-market season, and this year brings a crop of seven new ones — in Farmingdale, Great Neck-Spinney Hill, Malverne, Hampton Bays, Mattituck, Nesconset and the Riverhead waterfront. And click here for our updated list of all of Long Island’s farmers markets.
