Seasonal Winter Cookbook by Martha Stone

These flowers are perennial, herbaceous plants, which grow from bulbs. There are bunches of snowdrops, Galanthus nivalis, in various beds around the farm. Snowdrops produce one very small, pendulous bell-shaped white flower which hangs off its stalk like a “drop” before opening. Snowdrops are another sure sign of spring. Although ‘foetidus’ means fetid, or smelly, the plant does not smell too bad however, the leaves, when crushed or bruised, give off a smell that many describe as unpleasant. It is an evergreen with its dark leaves, sprouting from a thick stem. These are the leaves of another hellebore – a stinking hellebore, Helleborus foetidus. It begins in winter and extends into spring. Helleborus orientalis, or Lenten roses, get their ecclesiastical nickname from their growing season. Hellebores are members of the Eurasian genus Helleborus – about 20 species of evergreen perennial flowering plants in the family Ranunculaceae. It is common to plant them on slopes or in raised beds in order to see their flowers, which tend to nod. Hellebores come in a variety of colors and have rose-like blossoms. Here is a hellebore flower just beginning to open. Crocus is a genus of seasonal flowering plants in the family Iridaceae comprising about 100 species of perennials growing from corms. This cluster is just outside my gym building. Crocus is among the first flowers to appear in spring, usually in shades of purple, yellow and white. Small patches of color are emerging from the soil. Yesterday, the skies were bright blue, but the chill is in the air and snow is on its way.īut there are signs of the warmer spring season ahead. Deciduous trees are still bare, and here at the farm, all my boxwood is still wrapped in protective burlap. The following restaurants, while definitely still worth a trip, are leaving the 38: Maiz64, El Secreto De Rosita, Cranes, Appioo African Bar & Grill, and Mélange (which is closed for now).In the Northeast region, it is still very much a winter scene. For the most exciting new restaurants in town, check out the heatmap.įor the spring 2023 refresh, new additions to the 38 include: Causa, for polished Peruvian tasting menus in Blagden Alley Pennyroyal Station, for refined comfort foods in Mount Rainier Bar Spero, for expertly grilled seafood downtown Opal, for coastal American cuisine in Chevy Chase and Hank’s Oyster Bar, for reliable surf-and-turf menus on each side of the Potomac. Restaurants on this map must be open for at least six months. Some of D.C.’s most cherished restaurants that weathered the pandemic through takeout are finally able to show off their best sit-down spreads and prix fixe menus in person. The Eater 38 offers a selection of defining culinary destinations that showcase the diversity of D.C. restaurant industry bouncing back from a lengthy pandemic, going out to eat now comes with a semblance of normality.

Seasonal Winter Cookbook by Martha Stone