Make Way for Spring Vegetables

Spring has arrived in Toronto, despite the pile of snow that still occupies my backyard. None of my bulbs are blooming yet, but I've been out listening. My mind is turning to thoughts of spring vegetables. If I were being realistic, I would admit that it's too early for any Ontario produce, but I'm going to head off to my farmer's market this week and see if anything local can be gleaned from there.

In preparation of this great event, I am cleaning up all the winter vegetables sitting in my kitchen. I have a rutabaga sprouting through it's waxy veneer because I couldn't face eating it, but this week I'll do it. I am bidding adieu to the cabbage, parsnips, and celeriac that have been our vegetable fare for the past months. Ramps, dandelion greens, I'll take anything. Just being at the market again will be great. I'm looking forward to it, but for now, that rutabaga awaits me.