Linda Stout

Maybe this blog is part foodie, though mostly music. Wild leeks grow on my relatives' property in western, NY, Allegany County, and they are the most delicious addition to most any dish. I gathered some a few weeks ago, planted some in my yard, froze some and am cooking some in a pasta sauce tonight with onions, garlic (likely redundant), hot sauces, ground turkey breast, Shiitake mushrooms and tomatoes. Oh, forgot oregano and will add fresh basil when it's done. Wild leeks are nothing like domestic varieties. They have a high note almost like cayenne and combine the best of the very freshest garlic and scallions. They are awesome. I've used them in black bean recipes (the wonderful soup recipe, very first recipe in "Moosewood Cooks at Home," a great book because everything gets done in 30 minutes or less, key for busy folks like me who want good food. I just can't be cooking all day.) I often feel so busy with music and the rest that I wish people would just bring me food, but it wouldn't be this good. Lots of days, I'm just lucky to eat moderately healthy. No more bacon since that last post. I am a bit embarrassed considering that the lovely talented musician Ember Swift was nominated one of the sexiest vegetarians, and I know some vegan activists and really respect them. And I go eat bacon on occasion. Wild leeks are better.