Better Homes Gardens USA April 2019

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rhubarb

tart Simmering rhubarb

in a vanilla syrup yields crisp-

tender stalks and tempers their

puckery bite. Arrange in a

graphic checkerboard pattern

over a mascarpone-fi lled

shortbread crust and brush

some of the syrup over the top

right before serving. Keep any

leftover syrup for another night.

It’s also delicious over pound

cake, angel food cake, or yogurt.

We’re on a mission to help rhubarb, an often-typecast vegetable {yes, it’s a vegetable},

break out of its pie-plant persona. Enjoy the tart stalks in these

unexpected sweet and savory ways before their fleeting season is over.