25 May Mon 2009
Long time, no blog
If there are any people out there reading this blog, let me first apologize for being away so long! Last time I wrote, Chicago was under a blanket of snow, sludge and mild depression. Now, on this lovely Memorial Day Monday, it has rained (happy plants out on my deck) and now it's cool and mild. I love Chicago again.
I also love the produce that has started to roll in from our local farmers! Asparagus, morels, lettuce, collards, kale, and more. Every week brings new and exciting seasonal produce. Rhubarb has started coming in well and to honor it, I whipped up a lovely rhubarb compote to put over vanilla ice cream (link to recipe: http://www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/Rhubarb-Compote-234450). My husband and I have also been eating our daily dose of asparagus to make sure we are absolutely sick of it by the time the season is done. Roast it, grill it or eat it raw-I love it! A breakfast favorite has been roasted aspargus (375 degrees for about 12-14 minutes depending on the size of the stalks) with a fried egg on top. Mmmmmm good!
Anyhow, I'll try not to be away too much. The good news is that our store has gotten much busier this spring. I thank our regular customers as well as the new folks who have come to check us out. We are also lucky enough to have gotten our liquor license (quite a feat in the City of Chicago) as well as a small "loading zone" parking spot in front of our store. All these things add up to more business, for which we are incredibly thankful. Anyhow, happy spring and I'll write soon!