Tag: asparagus

NEWS: White Button Mushrooms Are Not So Boring After All

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White button mushrooms. Photo by Paul Cowan | BSP.   After growing up on white button mushrooms, food enthusiaists have foraged for more flavor excitement than the old standard offers. The mild-flavored classic whites, the cultivated, smooth, creamy-looking reliables found fresh at every market and—gasp—also sold canned, were sidelined by anyone with pretensions to a…
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COOKING VIDEO: Asparagus In The Microwave

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  Don’t let asparagus season pass you by! The delicious vegetable is in season for only another month or so. Watch Alton Brown demonstrate how easy it is to steam asparagus in the microwave. (In the video, is he hanging upside down, or is that trick photography?) Steamed fresh asparagus don’t even need butter: A…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Asparagus Season & Recipes

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The classic French preparation: asparaguswith hollandaise sauce. Photo courtesy California Asparagus Commission.   Asparagus has been popular since ancient times. The spring vegetable was cultivated by the Egyptians, appearing on a frieze dating to 3000 B.C.E. The Greeks and Romans liked asparagus so much that they dried it to enjoy after the short asparagus season…
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COOKING VIDEO: Asparagus Feta Recipe

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  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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TIP OF THE DAY: Delicious Lamb Salad Recipe

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You’ve enjoyed Chef’s Salad and Cobb Salad, with chicken or turkey, ham and bacon. Why not a beef salad, lamb salad or pork salad? Americans have not sufficiently mastered the art of blending meats and vegetables into delicious salads. Take a tip from Thailand and combine lamb (or beef, or pork) and asparagus into a…
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