Thank you for the recipes Bill. I have been growing asparagus for about 15 years here in Oregon. It’s definitely one of my favorite vegetables and there’s nothing better than to see the first ones poking out of the ground in the spring. I appreciate the recipes as I would love to be more creative with it. Most of the time I grill or roast a large amount and snack on it for several days. It’s also good in Pasta dishes.
For many years our traditional Christmas Eve dinner was an appetizer banquet. It included (but was not limited to) deviled eggs, cheese dip in a boule with crackers and veggies, Scotch eggs, pizza cut into small slices and prosciutto-wrapped asparagus. I never pre cooked the spears, just wrapped and broiled them. I'd prep several batches of 10 to 12 on foil, then roll up and put in the fridge till ready to cook. That way there could be fresh, hot-from-the-oven goodness all evening. Every Spring when the spears were cheaper and plentiful, we'd eat asparagus till the store offerings stopped looking good. Because we were a military family for 38 years and moved 24 times, we could never grow our own. Since retirement we kept expecting to make a final move but it hasn't happened. I think it's time to admit we're here forever and start planting asparagus. Thanks for the recipes and inspiration!
Thank you for the recipes Bill. I have been growing asparagus for about 15 years here in Oregon. It’s definitely one of my favorite vegetables and there’s nothing better than to see the first ones poking out of the ground in the spring. I appreciate the recipes as I would love to be more creative with it. Most of the time I grill or roast a large amount and snack on it for several days. It’s also good in Pasta dishes.
For many years our traditional Christmas Eve dinner was an appetizer banquet. It included (but was not limited to) deviled eggs, cheese dip in a boule with crackers and veggies, Scotch eggs, pizza cut into small slices and prosciutto-wrapped asparagus. I never pre cooked the spears, just wrapped and broiled them. I'd prep several batches of 10 to 12 on foil, then roll up and put in the fridge till ready to cook. That way there could be fresh, hot-from-the-oven goodness all evening. Every Spring when the spears were cheaper and plentiful, we'd eat asparagus till the store offerings stopped looking good. Because we were a military family for 38 years and moved 24 times, we could never grow our own. Since retirement we kept expecting to make a final move but it hasn't happened. I think it's time to admit we're here forever and start planting asparagus. Thanks for the recipes and inspiration!
Asparagus are 1 of my favorites, Bill. I'm way down yonder in the
deep south and garden with raised beds. Gets pretty hot here
so not sure how successful growing asparagus would be.
Thanks for the recipes. Your
Spears are beautiful.
Are you also aware that Margaritas are another treat that comes from the Asparagus family?