Rhubarb

In Puyallup, Rhubarb Grows on the Dark Side

In Puyallup, Rhubarb Grows on the Dark Side

A Puyallup farmer is growing winter rhubarb indoors, in the dark—and the results are remarkable

Forget the pie—when Tim Richter was a kid, he’d peel the skin off ruby rhubarb stalks, straight from the field, and pour sugar down the scooped center. “That was it,” he says. “That was our Sour Patch [Kids]!” Today, the fourth-generation farmer doesn’t eat nearly as much rhubarb as you might expect, considering his family…

Recipe of the Week: Lamb Meatballs with Rhubarb-Yogurt Sauce

Recipe of the Week: Lamb Meatballs with Rhubarb-Yogurt Sauce

Make the most of rhubarb season with Amy Pennington's savory lamb dish

Think rhubarb only belongs in pies and cakes? Well think again, because local cookbook author, blogger and Seattle mag contributor Amy Pennington is out to prove otherwise. In this delicious excerpt from her Fresh Pantry eBook series, Pennington swaps cucumber for rhubarb in a seasonal take on raita yogurt sauce. “I absolutely love yogurt, especially…

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