in season: english peas, green garlic, spring onions, stone fruit and summer squash!

i’m so sorry i’ve been away from the blog for so long.  after a very merry birthday, a bout of illness and some technical difficulties, cooking has been the last thing on my mind for the past few weeks.  it didn’t help that the produce at the market for the last few months has been dominated by dark leafy greens, root vegetables and oranges – lots and lots of oranges.  i had lost total interest in cooking, let alone posting.

but yesterday at the market, everything changed.  summer squash had made it’s first appearance the week before.  and the peas, green garlic and spring onions have been around for about a month already, but what got me absolutely thrilled was to see the summer fruits starting to show themselves.  i scurried over to sweet tree farms to get myself some stone fruits – white peaches, apriums and cherries – and with just a bite or two and perhaps a few whiffs of fresh mint and basil, i was totally revitalizes.  my mind began racing with recipes for all this fresh produce.  so stay tuned!