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Post by DotRen on Mar 21, 2019 17:37:15 GMT
I could eat my weight in asparagus lol. It's in season and very inexpensive right now. I love it roasted, boiled, sauteed, stir fried and as a soup. Shave your butts and save them for soup! The woody "butts" of the asparagus: the outside is the woody, chewy, tough part - just use a vegetable peeler and peel them. For soup I peel the butts and roast them with some shallots, celery and carrots (1" pieces -not too small) and just a little olive oil, salt and pepper at 350f for 20 minutes, stir after 10 minutes. Once they're cooled, baggie up and freeze to make a quick asparagus or cream of asparagus soup  For a soup: Saute some onion if you like, then add the frozen butts and veggies along with as much chicken or veggie broth as you like, a little dried thyme and marjoram, tarragon and rosemary if you like them. Simmer a few minutes then blend. For a cream soup, use 1/2 cup less broth and add 1/2 cup of your favorite milk-type beverage along with 1oz of cream cheese, blend. |
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Post by cyndee on Mar 21, 2019 18:24:27 GMT
Sounds yummy! I love asparagus, too. I grew up eating a lot of it. My dad always had a huge garden and in it were a few very long rows of mature asparagus. Unfortunately, I eat it very infrequently. My husband says it gives him pain when he eats it, so he never wants it. I therefore don't buy it for myself, except on rare occasions for grilling. My parrot likely wouldn't like it. I only eat it at restaurants nowadays. That and broccoli and broccolini, which my husband also dislikes. I can't think of even one vegetable that I dislike. My dad's garden is mostly history now. He probably still has asparagus, but it won't be ready for a little while still, being only late March.
My mother used to make something she called "asparagus guacamole". Basically it was very well cooked asparagus (tough ends removed) made similarly to avocado guacamole. It was OK. She really liked it!
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Post by hpeterson1951 on Mar 21, 2019 18:55:07 GMT
DotRen, I had no clue where you were going with "shave your butts and save them for soup"! I've never hear the ends called Butts. I love Asparagus also. Don't know if I picked it up from a movie or some kid I worked with, but we call it "A spare goose" in my house. I've never had the Asparapee- foul smelling urine. But I have a friend that swears that one bite and she'll smell for two days. I read that it only happens to 10% of the population but it's because you can' process some protein in the aparagus
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Post by neen on Mar 21, 2019 19:27:40 GMT
I've never had the Asparapee- foul smelling urine. OMG! I have this problem! I LOVE asparagus, but man it makes my pee smell BAD!!! |
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Post by DotRen on Mar 21, 2019 20:02:13 GMT
Funny fact: everyone creates asparagus urine but only about 40% of people can smell it!
I call carrot ends, zucchini, etc "butts" lol
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Post by DebDoesWW on Mar 21, 2019 20:40:45 GMT
Boy, I sure didn’t think this thread was going to be about asparagus! 🤣🤣🤣
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Post by ann1953 on Mar 21, 2019 21:29:16 GMT
I'm in the minority here...not fond of asparagus. DH will make it for himself.
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Post by borntexan on Mar 21, 2019 21:43:39 GMT
ann1953 I am with you on asparagus.
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Post by fullmahina on Mar 21, 2019 22:19:42 GMT
I love asparagus in spite of the asparapee. Aspeeragus. Peesparagus.
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Post by jamescat1 on Mar 21, 2019 22:35:48 GMT
I have 3 lbs in the refrigerator bought for $1.49 a pound.
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Post by zazzles on Mar 22, 2019 3:22:23 GMT
My mother used to make something she called "asparagus guacamole". Basically it was very well cooked asparagus (tough ends removed) made similarly to avocado guacamole. It was OK. She really liked it! I, too, love asparagus. Grilled asparagus was on today’s menu at Sur La Table cooking class. With olive oil, salt, pepper, lemon zest and lemon juice. Grilled on a stove-top grill pan. Yummy. I've never had the Asparapee Oh I definitely suffer from this; but i don’t care. I have 3 lbs in the refrigerator bought for $1.49 a pound. Audrey, I think we’re lucky in California to get so many sales with reasonable prices on Asparagus. I love Artichokes, too, but seldom am willing to pay the price the stores want. Once or twice a year I make the journey down Highway 1 to Moss Landing to buy them in bulk, cheap. Looking at Google Maps, I don’t see a legend for that produce stand and wonder if they’ve closed up shop. They had a huge selection of great produce very cheap and I loved to stock up. |
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Post by jamescat1 on Mar 22, 2019 3:28:31 GMT
zazzles they are grown in the area between Highway 5 and Monterey. You pass so many artichoke fields. They also sell loaves of artichoke bread and other specialties the way Gilroy sells garlic.
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Post by cherryt38 on Mar 22, 2019 12:30:26 GMT
I love asparagus too. When I was a child we had some asparagus growing. I don't know if it was wild or if the settlers that lived on the place my parents bought had planted it. We did have a few meals with asparagus in the spring. I don't remember really loving it at that time, it was just another veggie among the other veggies that I ate and liked.
I like mine roasted or grilled. I usually spray the spears with olive oil, add a little salt, pepper, and garlic granules and roast them in the oven at 425 for about 10 -12 minutes.
I also have the "asparapee" but it doesn't last very long. By the next day it is gone.
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Post by ladymajky on Mar 22, 2019 13:19:08 GMT
We lived in Michigan when I was a child, and my dad had a big asparagus bed in the garden. He loved asparagus! He said it was best when picked with the dew still on it. He would go out in the early morning and pick a big batch and make it up for breakfast.
I, however, hated asparagus! The strings got into my braces. I ended up going to school with nasty green threads wound all through the metalwork in my mouth. My mother was sympathetic to my plight, but could not convince Dad that asparagus for breakfast was not a good idea on a school day.
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