THE VILLAGE VOICE

~ Early April (as the garden grows) __________________ Say, on the noon when the half- sunny hours told that April was nigh, And I upgathered and cast forth the snow from the crocus-border, Fashioned and furbished the soil into a summer-seeming order, Glowing in gladsome faith that I quickened the year thereby. ~ Thomas Hardy

"Each flower is a soul opening out to nature." ~ Gerald De Nerval ~ It's about time! (First welcome visitor in the garden) _______________ GRILLED GORGONZOLA RIBEYE ~ Sixty degrees ... light the grill! _________ 4 10 oz. ribeye steaks or New York strips 1/2 cup extra-virgin olive oil 1/2 cup red wine 1 Tbsp. soy sauce 2 Tbsp. dry mustard 1 Tbsp. minced garlic juice of 1 lemon splash Tabasco sauce 1 Tbsp. chopped fresh rosemary (2 tsp. dried) 1/4 tsp. coarse salt freshly ground pepper to taste 1/2 lb. crumbled Gorgonzola cheese Combine olive oil, wine, soy sauce, dry mustard, garlic, lemon juice, Tabasco, rosemary, salt & pepper. Pour over steaks and marinate 4 hours. Remove steaks from marinade (reserve) and grill to personal taste. While steaks are cooking, reduce marinade. Serve over steaks, topped with crumbled Gorgonzola . (Allow steaks to rest a bit before serving) Suggested Michigan Wine: Chateau Grand Traverse 2004 Merlot Reserve _____________________ ROA...