Rhubarb Galette

I had a little pie crust left over from making strawberry rhubarb pie last weekend, so I made a little galette. Galettes are great when you either don't have a pie tin/plate, you only have a little pie dough, or you want something a little more rustic You also get a little extra crust, which is always tasty. This one was great. It's a little sweet, tart, and the dough with the cornmeal makes such a flaky crust. I served it with some fresh strawberry ice cream and is was an amazing, summery dessert. 

Rhubarb Chicken

This is amazing! I can't believe I've spent 27 years only eating rhubarb in sweets. This sauce is incredible and tart and flavorful and I'm making it again ASAP. The New York Times had a great video to go along. I used just chicken thighs and modified it for 2. I recommend you go pick up some rhubarb and chicken and whip this up tonight. 

Serves 2

Ingredients:

3 chicken thighs

olive oil

Salt and pepper

1/2 tsp thyme

4 scallions, thinly sliced (dark green parts reserved)

1 clove garlic, ideally fresh spring garlic, finely minced

1/4 cup white wine

2 tsp honey

1 cup chopped rhubarb 

Directions:

Salt and pepper the chicken and sprinkle with thyme and a little olive oil. Let it sit all day/overnight if you have time (refrigerated). 

Heat a little oil in a skillet on high and brown the chicken all over, about 10 minutes. 

Week 11

The garden looks amazing! Everything is really starting to grow quickly. There were some peas (it seems the "pea wando" peas I planted in the first bed are actually snow peas not snap peas because they're flat). Next weekend we should have a lot more, and there were some babies forming.

I was impatient and pulled out a beet and a carrot. It was so satisfying! The chioggia beet had these beautiful circles on the inside, and the little baby carrot was crunchy and tasty.

Rhubarb Ice Cream with Caramel Swirl

Since I'm a sucker for rhubarb, I couldn't resist trying this recipe from the New York Times. It was great! The sour cream gives a unique richness and creamy texture, the rhubarb is tart and awesome, and the caramel adds extra sweetness and something toothsome. The chunks of rhubarb are great, too. It's a little bit of a labor of love, but if you love rhubarb, ice cream, and time consuming weekend cooking projects (guilty), then this is perfect!

Ingredients:
1 1/2 cups whole milk
1 3/4 cup plus 6 tbsp granulated sugar
pinch kosher salt
1 tsp vanilla extract
4 large egg yolks, slightly beaten
1 1/2 cups sour cream
3/4 pounds rhubarb, cut into 1/2-inch dice
1/2 cup heavy cream

Rhubarb!

My wonderful friend Kara came back from her house in PA this weekend with a piece of split rhubarb for me! I'm so, so excited because I loooove rhubarb. This rhubarb was Kara's great-grandmother's! It's really hard to plant rhubarb from seeds and it's recommended that you split the crown of an existing rhubarb plant and plant that. I'm not going to put it directly in the garden because they tend to get huge (fingers crossed!). I'm already day dreaming about all of the things I want to make with it. Pie (my fave), chutney, jam, sorbet (this sorbet is amazing), and even mustard.

What are your favorite rhubarb recipes? I can't get enough.

Strawberry Rhubarb Pie

When rhubarb comes into season I immediately crave strawberry rhubarb pie. It's such a great blend of sweet and sour and I'd say it's my favorite pie, hands down. Especially when served with a scoop of vanilla ice cream. It's not terribly difficult to make - especially if you buy frozen pie crust. (I recommend the Trader Joe's variety if it's available.) Just putting this up makes me want to make another tonight!

Ingredients:
Pie crust (frozen of homemade)
1 pound fresh rhubarb, cut into 1/2 inch pieces
1 pound fresh strawberries, cut into halves or quarters
3 tablespoons corn starch
3/4 cups sugar
1/4 tsp cinnamon
1 tsp fresh lemon juice
1/4-1/2 tsp freshly grated orange peel
2 tbsp unsalted butter, cut into cubes

Directions:
Preheat oven to 400. Mix rhubarb, strawberries, corn starch, sugar, cinnamon, lemon, and orange peel in a bowl.

 

Pour into pie crust (if it's homemade, first put the pie crust down in a pie in and trim the edges). Cut remaining pie crust into strips and lay across the top of the filling in a lattice.  Dot the pie with the butter and sprinkle sugar on top of the strips. 

Place the pie on a cookie sheet and then into the oven (it tends to drip a bit). After 35 minutes, if the crusts are burning, cover them with tin foil. Let it bake another 10 minutes or until the middle is pretty set. Let cool a little and serve it up with vanilla ice cream!