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By: ellaella

ellaella — Mon, 03 Mar 2008 22:46:45 +0000

Great, great stories, thanks! My mom used to peel asparagus too and sometimes I do, if the stem seems at all woody. And yes, it is spring’s first veggie…so rhubarb’s not far behind, although it’s available year round now too.

I’ve never had Ontario asparagus; the the last time I was there I was served fiddleheads. I’d bought them once in NYC and didn’t like them — blamed my cooking. But having them in their own backyard (from a good cook) made a huge difference.

By: canadada

canadada — Mon, 03 Mar 2008 15:20:27 +0000

Two stories about asparagus. Grew up on a farm where we had our own asparagus bed … it was an early child-hood ritual to go down and cut fresh for supper and one of dad’s favourites, boiled lightly with melted butter. Most of the store-bought asparagus today is too ‘chunky’ and tough. Luckily, mum keeps up the farm. I tend the bed now in the late fall, and cut back in early spring. We don’t get quite the crop that we used to, but still, three to four good feeds satiates the primal need … It is truly the first veg of SPRING.
Two. I have a lovely wacky Auntie who INSISTS on peeling her asparagus before serving. I don’t mean ‘trim’, I mean ‘peel’. She says it is the ‘correct’ way to serve this wonderful stuff. She lightly grills them, never boils …

I think Asparagus from Ontario, Canada is my all time favourite.

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By: ellaella

ellaella — Sat, 01 Mar 2008 22:52:39 +0000

My pleasure! Thanks for coming by!

By: startcooking

startcooking — Sat, 01 Mar 2008 12:56:18 +0000

This looks delicious! Thanks Ella for such a quick and simple recipe!