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Rhubarb Ginger Chess Bars

May 13, 2018 by The Runaway Spoon Leave a Comment

Rhubarb reminds me of England. I didn’t really eat rhubarb as a child – it doesn’t grow much in the South – and the only thing I really ever heard about it was my mother lamenting a horrible dessert served at her boarding school. So I discovered rhubarb when I started spending time in England, where it is very popular and figures in a many classic English desserts. Sure, I had … [Read more...] about Rhubarb Ginger Chess Bars

Rhubarb-e-Cue Sauce

March 19, 2017 by The Runaway Spoon Leave a Comment

I have this obsession with rhubarb. I think because it is not something I grew up with and it seems so exotic. It’s one of the many foodstuffs I was first introduced to while living in England, and there is always this mystique around those decidedly British things to me. Plus, the red stalks are so pretty and cheerful when they start to signal that spring is coming in the … [Read more...] about Rhubarb-e-Cue Sauce

Rhubarb Crumb Cake

March 21, 2010 by The Runaway Spoon 7 Comments

Every time I buy rhubarb at the grocery, at any store, the cashier has to ask me what it is and then struggles to find it on the produce code chart.  Is it a vegetable or a fruit (technically a vegetable, by the way)? Once a cashier suggested I memorize the code to make it easier on everyone.  Inevitably, this leads to the question “What do you do with it?”  And on the … [Read more...] about Rhubarb Crumb Cake

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