Wednesday, April 20, 2011

Cooking the harvest challenge continues: Asparagus glut begins

Not that I'm complaining, but the asparagus is coming on like gangbusters! Every day new shoots inch their way up to harvest height.
   As for my thrown together pasta, what's not to love about big bits of melting Parmesan, pan-roasted walnuts and asparagus? (Seasonings: olive oil, butter, thyme, basil, oregano, rosemary, S&P.)
   BURNED the first batch of walnuts -- what a waste of walnuts, olive oil and butter! HATE waste, salvaged what I could by cutting off the black bits. The salvaged walnuts were tasty on a salad...leftovers pictured here.
Oriental Asparagus Salad -- minus ingredients I didn't have.
   The Oriental Asparagus Salad was just slightly cooked asparagus marinated in a dressing made of 1/4 cup seasoned rice wine vinegar, 1 tablespoon soy sauce, 2 teaspoons sesame oil, 1/2 teaspoon crushed garlic and 1/8 teaspoon ground ginger. Found this recipe, which also called for fresh bell pepper and water chestnuts, in The Best Kept Secrets of Healthy Cooking by Sandra Woodruff, R.D. (recipes). Have yet to make a recipe of hers we didn't love!  
   Hope I can meet the challenge of all this asparagus. And we still have gobs of kale to eat! One of these days I'll get around to making these Kale Chips found over at Cooking.In.College.
   What we can't eat of our garden produce we do try to give away, so hopefully little will be wasted. Did I mention that I hate waste?!
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11 comments:

  1. LyndaApril 20, 2011 at 10:14:00 AM CDT

    Yummy! Can't wait for my own asparagus!

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  2. DmarieApril 20, 2011 at 11:39:00 AM CDT

    I can't wait for my own broccoli! Your garden-stuffs are beautiful, Lynda!

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  3. Practical ParsimonyApril 20, 2011 at 2:10:00 PM CDT

    Asparagus is one of my favorite foods. I just wrote an asparagus recipe post that I will post later today. It was yummy.

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  4. Lace up and WalkApril 20, 2011 at 4:21:00 PM CDT

    I love, love. love asparagus! I've never tried to grow it though. Your dishes look yummy.

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  5. DmarieApril 20, 2011 at 4:33:00 PM CDT

    @Practical, I looked but it wasn't up yet. always glad for a reason to go back to your site!
    @Patti, thanks! I'm always trying something new, which doesn't always work out. but at least these two DID! ;)

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  6. BLD in MTApril 20, 2011 at 4:37:00 PM CDT

    I've been meaning to try out kale chips for some time..... thanks for the reminder. : )

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  7. DmarieApril 20, 2011 at 5:10:00 PM CDT

    @BLD, pls let me know if you make 'em first!!

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  8. arceeApril 20, 2011 at 7:42:00 PM CDT

    oh, i love asparagus! haven't tried cooking one myself but there's a resto here that just prepares it well. thanks for the visit and now happy returning it:)

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  9. AnonymousApril 20, 2011 at 9:42:00 PM CDT

    I love asparagus. Luckily, my daughter has discovered that she likes it too.

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  10. cityhippyfarmgirlApril 20, 2011 at 10:33:00 PM CDT

    I love fresh asparagus. Having your own...ahh, now that would be wonderful.

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  11. A SPICY PERSPECTIVEApril 21, 2011 at 12:28:00 PM CDT

    I've never grown asparagus, but I love to eat it. :)

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