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Bowl of fresh blueberries

75 blueberry recipes & flavor pairings

Nasturtium vinegar bottles and flowers

Nasturtium vinegar

Sweet onion recipes for spring & summer

40+ Sweet onion recipes: dinner, dips, and french onion riffs

April fruit recipes

April: cooking with seasonal fruit

How to cook asparagus

How to cook asparagus: 10 methods & 50 recipes

Rhubarb recipes

50 rhubarb recipes (from pies to BBQs)

Lemon bars with poppy seed crust recipe by Ask the Food Geek

Lemon bars with poppy seed crust

A picture of blueberry muffins in the tin

Blueberry swirl muffins

Italian sub salad with closeup of croutons, cheese, and salami

Italian Sub Salad

Plate of pasta with asparagus and nasturtium leaves and flowers on the table

Nasturtium pesto pasta with asparagus

Kale Caesar Salad with Jicama

Kale Caesar salad with celeriac, hazelnuts, and cornbread croutons

chive blossom vingar in jars

How to make chive blossom vinegar

Prosciutto salad

Prosciutto and Melon Salad with Wine

Baguette roll with sliced asapragus, goat cheese, olives, and lettuce

Picnic sandwich with asparagus and goat cheese

Slices of strawberry chocolate chip bread surrounded by strawberries and chocolate chips

Strawberry bread with chocolate chips

A salad bowl with arugula, lentils, and scattered edible flowers

Arugula salad with lentils & lemon-honey dressing

A dark plate with a stir fry of asparagus and snap peas, with nuts

Spring "Mojito" stir fry with toasted bar nuts

Nasturtium pesto

sweet onion sauce on a table with a whole onion, garlic, and honey

Roasted sweet onion & garlic dressing / sauce

Steak Salad for dinner recipe: Steak salad with farro and roasted grapes.

Seared steak with farro and roasted grapes

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The best (and worst) apples for pie

apple pie on a pile of red and green apples

The type of apple used to make your pie actually matters. So why do some apples make the best pies, but other varieties yield disappointing results? It comes down to their flavor, acidity, and texture after being cooked in a hot oven. I can confirm that these characteristics can greatly vary from one variety to...

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Fresh fig banana bread

Fresh fig banana bread with a fig syrup swirl

A seasonal banana bread recipe with a homemade fig-maple syrup swirled into the batter that tastes like fig newton filling. This bread is a perfect way to use seasonal figs this summer and fall, even if they are slightly under or overripe. The recipe requires some extra steps to cook the maple-fig syrup, but it's...

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Farmers market apple butter (Instant Pot)

apple butter recipe in the instant pot and canned

After using almost 100 pounds of apples to test apple butter recipes, I've found the best apple varieties, cooking methods and ingredients to produce the best results. Best apples: McIntosh for their cider-like flavor and smooth consistency with cooked Best cooking method: pressure cooking for its ability to caramelize the sugars Best flavor tip: keep...

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