fresh purple violet flowers in glass jar
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A Spring Foraging Guide – Ramps, Morels, Fiddleheads, Violets and More

ByThe Sifted Field

Spring is moving fast and the foraging window is short. I just published a complete spring foraging guide covering everything I reach for this time of year in the Hudson Valley — ramps, morel mushrooms, fiddlehead ferns, wild violets, pea shoots and Japanese knotweed. For each one you’ll find what it tastes like, when to find it and links to all the recipes I’ve developed around it over the years. Bookmark it now before the season gets away from you.
Read the Spring Foraging Guide.

soft scrambled eggs with wilted pea shoots, goat cheese and chives for breakfast.
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Scrambled Eggs with Pea Shoots, Goat Cheese & Chives

ByThe Sifted Field

Bright spring mornings call for softly scrambled eggs and one of the seasons first offerings: pea shoots. This scrambled egg recipe is cooked gently and filled with wilted pea shoots, tangy goat cheese and garnished with chives. Pea shoots are easily found at local farm stands (most include as part of CSA’s) and supermarkets. The…

pea shoot pesto in ceramic container.
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Pea Shoot Pesto with Pistachio’s

ByThe Sifted Field

This pesto is spring in a jar. Tender pea shoots blended with pistachios, parmesan, lemon zest, and olive oil – bright green, lightly herbal, and completely versatile. It comes together in minutes and works on everything from pasta to grilled fish to a simple piece of toasted bread. What makes it different from a standard…

pea shoot sugar.
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Pea Shoot Sugar: How to Make Botanical Infused Sugar

ByThe Sifted Field

Pea shoot sugar is a lightly herbal infused sugar that captures the fresh, green flavor of young pea shoots. It’s an easy way to preserve spring herbs and adds a subtle botanical sweetness to tea, yogurt, baked goods, and cocktails. With just two ingredients, this infused sugar becomes a unique seasonal pantry staple. What is…

fresh short pea shoots
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Pea Shoots: How to Use, Cook, and Preserve Pea Shoots + Recipes

ByThe Sifted Field

Pea shoots are one of those ingredients that arrive quietly and disappear before you’ve made enough of them. The tender young tips of the pea plant, they have a fresh, lightly sweet flavor that tastes unmistakably of spring – grassy and bright with that underlying note of garden fresh peas that makes them completely their…