#seasonal-cooking

#seasonal-cooking

Scarpaccia, similar to farinata and a type of pizza, is made by using salted courgettes to create a batter, resulting in a thin, crisp slice.

Join the Love & Lemons Cooking Club Challenge this month! Each month features a seasonal recipe, with participants commenting for a chance to win a prize.

In general, pork is always a handy way to add flavor to soups, stews, and even greens, and the fat drippings in things like ham, bacon, and guanciale are prized for their salty, umami-like addition.

"My first book, The Cook and the Gardener, has been relaunched on its 25th anniversary, focusing on seasonal cooking and timeless recipes from France and Italy."

This year I'm kicking things off with Alexa Weibel's punchy, rainbow-hued chopped salad with jalapeno-ranch dressing, a vibrant, multitextured iteration of the sunny California classic.

British asparagus swoops in around now, offering bright green relief from winter's hardier vegetables, while the jarred and frozen veg in the gratin save on prep time.

This menu is a celebration of Eastern European flavors fused with British produce, highlighting cabbage as the star ingredient in a unique vegetarian dish.

This soup is light enough for summer, but satisfying enough for fall or winter. It's perfect as is, or can be dolled up with a drizzle of pesto.

The flavor of spring radishes is assertive and pairs beautifully with jammy eggs and olives, making them the highlight in this fresh seasonal dish.

The spring solstice may arrive in March, but let's be real: spring actually begins in April.

I cannot, for the life of me, take butter out of the fridge to soften. This is why, whenever I want cake or am asked to bring a cake to a thing, I make an olive oil cake.

As we start considering spring desserts, we crave strawberry fools, seasonal holiday classics like carrot cake, and lots and lots of fleeting rhubarb. These are the sweet treats we wait all winter to make.