TIP OF THE DAY: Spring Asparagus & 20 Recipes

[1] Spring asparagus can be served at every meal of the day (photo courtesy Good Eggs). [2] Growing asparagus. It’s very labor intensive and back-breaking: The spears need to be cut by hand (photo courtesy Australian Asparagus Council). [3] Simple but elegant: a grilled rack of asparagus (photo courtesy California Asparagus Commission).   In the…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Spring Asparagus

[1] Freshly cut asparagus (photo © Baldor Food). [2] Three colors of asparagus (photo © Australian Asparagus Growers).   Asparagus is our favorite harbinger of spring, along with big artichokes, fava beans, green garlic, morels, nettles, ramps and spring peas (a.k.a. English or garden peas). Once upon a time—in your mother’s, grandmother’s or great-gran’s generation,…
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COOKING VIDEO: Asparagus Feta Recipe

  We love asparagus, and eat it almost daily during the season (April, May and June). Simply steamed fresh asparagus is so delicious, we find it needs no embellishment—no salt, no butter, no lemon juice or other seasoning. It requires just a quick visit to the vegetable steamer (or microwave) and is ready to eat.…
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