Ramp Butter and an Irish Brown Soda Bread.

Pickled Green Garlic is a lesson in holding on to the fleeting charms of spring.

Pasta Squares with Sautéed Ramps and Young Garlic.

Pickled ramps mixed with sambal over cold tofu – easy summertime meal.

Minimalist ramp tacos. Making spring last a bit longer.

Serve this decadent ramp-laced, morel-topped burger with a lovely pinot. After morel season, use other fave mushrooms.

Caramelized Ramp & Asparagus Pizza.

Egg, ramps, asparagus, and feta cheese, a sunny way to start your morning.

Ramp and Cheese Drop Scones – A fresh taste of spring that makes a perfect brunch or snack!

Spring on a plate — scrambled eggs with ramps and chive blossoms.

A spring salad of buckwheat, asparagus, string beans, radishes and a dressing of wood sorrel & ramps (wild garlic) (in Swedish)

Mussels with wild garlic (ramps), sweet grape tomatoes, and guanciale. Heavenly.

Because wild ramps are related to garlic, ramp pesto seemed the perfect way of using up these hard-to-find greens.

Whole wheat dumplings with ramp, egg, and bok choy.

Cheese Omelette with Ramp Chimichurri — A quick but fancy brunch!

A chimichurri two ways: classic or with ramps.

Ramp and cheese biscuits, with duck and slaw. Possibly the world’s best sandwich.

These Pickled Spring Onions are a lesson in the value of holding on to the charms of spring.

I used ramps (wild leeks) to make this pesto. Ramps grow in the damp forests of the Appalachians and have a very short season in spring.

Pan-Fried Asparagus with Ramps, Lemon and Fried Eggs

A different kind of grilled cheese – and ramp pesto add just the right accent.

Spring in a jar: quick pickles ramps with coriander and juniper berries.