fiddleheads!

if ever there were a sure sign of spring around these parts, it would be the arrival of these guys at the local market. they usually sit at the foot of the door, in big pans filled with water. and you had better snatch them up fast, because they're only around for about two weeks. you know, it was actually jack and lydia who pointed them out to me first, when they were visiting a couple years ago. not being a native ontarian, i always thought they looked kind of gross. but you know what? they aren't. they're really totally super delicious.




here they are next to some soupe au pistou (which i am still eating EVERY DAY at work). i'm gonna miss those little guys when they're gone. even if it DOES mean we're that much closer to xmas.

you had better be taking a lot of photos in italy, miss abigail. i want to see them all.