2 Vibrant, Versatile Spring Sauces

What's the occasion? Adeena Sussman's new cookbook, Zariz, is here!

Carrot-Tahini-Ginger Dressing/Dip from Zariz (l) and my Ramp, Basil & Almond Pesto (r).

Welcome, and happy May! It’s always a celebration when my friend Adeena Sussman is back in the States from her adopted home of Tel Aviv—but when she’s here for the launch of a new cookbook, it feels like a national holiday.

There was such a palpable buzz of excitement the other night when she took the stage at the Streicker Cultural Center at Temple Ema…