Rain, Rain, Go Away

What to eat in chilly April: Passover Chicken, Colorful Beet and Carrot Salad and Rhubarb Custard Parfaits.

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I haven’t put away my wool socks yet. Or my boots. Or my puffy things. Or my raincoat. It feels cold and raw outside, but let’s pretend it’s spring. Put some color on the table! Make way for the imminent change in seasons.

Here in the Northeast, maybe the change is not so imminent, but forsythia keeps its promise by showing us that spring is indeed on its way. Chives and oregano sprouting up in the garden concur without any help from me. They’re just doing their spring thing, despite the dreariness around them. Don…