My Two Percent

Well, lots of people knew, I am told.  Except for me.  Last weekend I had dinner at R Bistro - a restaurant downtown that changes their menu weekly to include the most delicious seasonal local foods.  Well, apparently rhubarb must be in season, as I had a duck breast with some sort of rhubarb compote.  For dessert I had a tapioca rhubarb float.  (A layer of tapioca floating atop a delicious rhubarb mixture - one of the most unique and delicious deserts I have ever had.  The texture and the creaminess of the tapioca mixed with the tart rhubarb mixture was perfectly paired.  Prior to this experience, I think my ideas about rhubarb were similar to a 5 year old - “rhubarb is some weird vegetable that only old people eat”.  I have absolutely no idea why I thought this and in fact I don’t think rhubarb is even a vegetable???  How had I gone so long without any run-ins with rhubarb?  And it’s not like I am a picky eater and I love trying new foods and I love cooking.  Alas, the mystery of rhubarb is over.  Tonight we dove into a Jamie Oliver cookbook to check out his recipes with rhubarb (we knew he had an entire chapter devoted entirely to rhubarb).  We stumbled upon a few recipes that will be tried in the near future, and then saw a recipe for a rhubarb bellini.  Basically a mimosa made with rhubarb puree instead of orange juice.  One quick trip to Marsh and 20 minutes after cooking down some rhubarb & sugar, alas, a rhubarb mimosa!

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