Chef Lynn calls limes the underdog of the citrus family because they are relegated to very few dishes in North American cuisine. In the orchards she visits, many varieties of lime are grown, some she’s never tasted, and her imagination goes wild for all the great dishes she can prepare with them.
Peaches are summer and when they are goodm they are great. But they grow in hot, dry climates and harvesting them is a sticky mess.
Most people think a pumpkin is a pumpkin and enjoy them on holidays. But in rural Illinois, they grow more than 50 varieties and Chef Lynn is anxious to showcase them in every course of her dinner.
