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We have an "eat asparagus until we're sick of it" rule in the spring as well! And ours too comes from a local farmer -- we've been buying from him for 14 years now, and he also supplies our milk, eggs, and most of our meat. Last night I sauteéd this week's bunch in 2" pieces with butter, salt, and pepper, then sprinkled it with chopped curly-leafed parsley from my herb bed and served it as the side of one-pot chicken thighs and rice cooked in a lemon, white wine, and basil broth. Mwah! Spring on a plate...and in my mouth.

Last week, I used some leftover alfredo sauce from pasta night and made pizza with that as the base and chopped asparagus, green onions, and snap peas as the toppings. So, so good.

In addition to grilling, roasting, and sautéing asparagus, I also love a simple asparagus vichyssoise. This is the recipe I've been using for two decades now: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1s52iAUjOeRqXJKzDUwGZ8FUPbXYQjuib/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=110490090075263204901&rtpof=true&sd=true

Let us know what else you come up with for asparagus!

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Thank you for the recipe! Will try. Seems like it would be perfect with some grilled sourdough.

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I love aspargus with pasta! So GOOD!

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Heartbroken about Uganda, and for so many situations closer to home where fear and hate seem to be so loud

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I never get tired of asparagus, my family however hate it.

I am reading Ally Henny's new book "I Won't Shut Up". It's not available until mid June and it is so good. As far as cooking goes it is summer and kids are out so its been lots of grilling and junk over here the last week. Lord help us.

I am so worried about so much in this world: book bans, hate, upcoming elections, it is all a mess. But tryiing to find hope in my own little corner of the world.

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Why do they hate asparagus??? If it's okay, I will remember them in my prayers.

I will keep an eye out for the Henny book.

And yes, there is so much to grieve in this world. I am already dreading the upcoming election cycle, and we still have [checks notes] 18 months of it to endure.

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They are teenagers who think they have good palettes! Pray for them and me. My husband will eat aspargus sometimes. I watched the news for the first time in weeks today and Lordy, it seems every corner of the world is having some sort of agony.

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I really loved this, Jeff. I currently have a Spotted Towhee that has been visiting me daily this week. I cannot get close or move because he flies away. He doesn’t visit my window bird feeder like finches and chickadees do. Towhees look on the ground to see what fell out of the feeder or dropped from elsewhere. He doesn’t mix with the other birds but he watches nearby. Yesterday, I heard a sound and let out a great big laugh as I saw the Towhee’s head in the bottom corner of my kitchen window. He was looking in the house at me and watching. Just his little head peaking in and gawking. I guess turnabout is fair play since I spend so much time watching him and the other birds in my garden and on my daily walks to the blue heron and bald eagle nesting grounds near my house. I have a specific red wing blackbird I see every single visit too and I have been thinking I might give him a name. I love birds, but I have a complicated relationship with the crows who think it is funny to leave animal body parts, bread and assorted weird items in my birdbath. They are having epic pool parties it seems.

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I love the image of a crow pool party in the birdbath (and can see why that would be annoying).

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Have you ever had cream of white asparagus soup? It makes the whole house stink, but it is so delicious. I tried it back in 1999 in Germany and fell in love. What an odorous but comforting hug it is.

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Hello from just outside London! Your Robin looks very different from a British Robin but they seem to behave in the same way. We often have one visiting us when we are working on our allotment.

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This may be a bit off topic, but then again maybe not, since it does have to do with food and cooking. Thought you might find it interesting. Oldest continuously running family owned Chinese restaurant in the US. Pekin Noodle Parlor, in my hometown, Butte, Montana.

https://www.montanarightnow.com/butte/meet-the-owner-of-the-oldest-continuously-run-family-owned-chinese-restaurant-in-the-us/article_98445cc2-0005-11ee-ae9e-6f5d665833fb.html

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I have been to the Pekin Noodle Parlor. The food is very different from what I am used to, which made me wonder: Has it evolved over time? Was the Chinese food that was cooked in the West in the late 19th and early 20th centuries distinct from what we know now, or was it affected by ingredient availability and local tastes?

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Good to know you’ve been to the Pekin. It’s been awhile since I’ve been there myself, and physical/mobility challenges would make climbing those stairs practically impossible, so take out would be the best option. As far as difference from what you’re used to, it’s likely a combination of each of these factors you mentioned, along with harsh winters and short growing seasons. Before the days of environmental regulations and awareness, there would have been difficulties encountered in growing crops in atmosphere thick with arsenic and mine waste.

Factor into this the nature and history of the city of Butte itself. Population at one time close to 100,000 with immigrants from across the world coming to work in the mines. No smoking signs in some 16 different languages. Places like the Mai Wah and Pekin standing as evidence of a once thriving Chinatown in close proximity to a red light district with 1,000+ women working in several parlor houses, brothels, and cribs. Cycles of boom and bust, prosperity and scarcity, intensity of labor strife, mine worker strikes, with death and disaster in incidents such as the Speculator/Granite Mountain Mine Fire woven into the fabric of life.

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My husband and I have this about every other week - so so good! https://www.tasteofhome.com/recipes/tuscan-style-roasted-asparagus/

I love that you made friends with a robin. We keep a "bee waterer" on our deck (just a container with some rocks in it that we keep filled with water). One time when it was dry a robin gave us what for - "oy there - put some water in here!"

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Love grilled asparagus. I’ve been getting it in my CSA share every time it’s available. About done here in Virginia though.

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I am worrying about Alabama Power refusing to clean up and remove a massive coal ash waste pond that sits on the riverbank of The Blakely River near my hometown of Mobile AL. If we have a hurricane that hits the delta, the coal ash will be released into the river and poison the river, Mobile Bay, and other rivers that are linked to the Bay. This delta contains numerous species of plants that have yet to be catalogued. It is one of the most diverse plant habitats in the world.

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