Potatoes look good, too:
Potatoes, lettuce, Chinese cabbage, peas and onions:
Sweet corn Silver Queen planted but not up yet:
Posted on 04/08/2017 12:16:55 PM PDT by greeneyes
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I need one of those.
Or even a strapping Yout.
Or both! LOL!
[Before we were into gardening and compost, hubby just ran over all the leaves while mowing. He used to tell me that the leaves needed to stay where they were for nutrients-his big excuse for NEVER raking leaves in the fall or spring. LOL]
Tell him this guy said SMART MOVE!! GOOD JOB!!
Potatoes look good, too:
Potatoes, lettuce, Chinese cabbage, peas and onions:
Sweet corn Silver Queen planted but not up yet:
My asparagus recipe - avoided asparagus MY WHOLE LIFE - then, a few years ago, had some grilled at a restaurant (don’t go there anymore, can’t afford it) - with butter.
I replaced my side steamed broccoli with butter and ordered their asparagus from then on. Though last night, had a lot of steamed broccoli since I’m trying to diet.
Pinging my prophecy list with one of my rare, kooky (of course) recipes. 10 minutes is probably enough if you keep tossing the asparagus every minute or two.
Snap off the white bamboo-type ends of asparagus and rinse in cold water. I sometimes let them soak for about
10 minutes.
In a skillet, combine finely-chopped white/red onion, green/red/orange/yellow pepper, some Italian dressing,
several pats of butter and some soy sauce. Medium heat (4/10) until reduced onions / browning.
While that’s going toss the asparagus into a large bowl, drizzle with olive oil and salt (or sea salt) and
toss.
Into the skillet goes the asparagus. I add lemon pepper, garlic salt and concentrated lemon juice (1-2 tbsp.
approx.). You could juice out a lemon, perhaps even slice it and add it in without the seeds.
Meanwhile, microwave some bacon, chop into 1/2 inch pieces, and slide all that bacon and fat into your skillet.
I let it run in the med heat skillet (4/10 heat) for 10 or 20 minutes; depends on how you like your asparagus.
THEN, yes, top with Parmesan cheese.
For a variation, grill the asparagus after the olive oil and salt toss for some nice grill marks, then toss in
skillet.
Enjoy!!!! It’s awesome!
I love asparagus and broccoli. Thanks for the recipe, SaveFerris!
nice!
You’re welcome. I hope you like it. Last year when I made it with the bacon for the first time I kept going THIS IS SOOOOO GOOD.
LOL
I overcooked the last batch - no bacon b/c of diet. A bit crunchy. Oh well, the dogs got a little snack and the squirrels dined out for a few days, lol.
Asparagus is also a low carb veggie.
No need to replace it with broccoli except for a little variety.
LOL!
Yep 3 calories per stalk.
Actually, it was the other way around; I replaced my usual steamed broccoli with grilled asparagus as a side along with baked potato alongside my steak.
Ah, the good old days.
Good news is, I’m down 8+ pounds in about 10-13 days.
MAN I WANT A PEPPERONI PIZZA! DID have the chicken sandwich (Marco Polo) at Red Robin last night. What a treat after the last 2 weeks.
Yes, bacon slices (2 I think), marinated chicken breast, cheese, tomato aoli, and bottomless steamed broccoli. Yum!
|For those making my asparagus recipe - you COULD add chopped pecans and/or sliced almonds to the pan initially).
Like I said - it varies with how lazy I feel. This particular winter, I just covered it up and forgot about it till spring. It did fine.
Just in the winter here. Snow is very slick usually and we get quite a bit of ice type stuff on roads.
50 6” black krims ready for transplanting.
50 6” better boys ready for transplanting.
3 dozen korean cukes ready for transplanting.
2 dozen guajillo chiles ready for transplanting.
4 korean peppers ready for transplanting.
3 dozen alabama red okras ready for transplanting.
It took me three years to find a seed house selling Carolina Sieva butter (a lima) beans. I have enough for a decent crop for cooking, freezing and seed savin’. (they almost disappeared for a few years. said to be Thomas Jefferson’s favorite - certainly mine).
I will celebrate my first harvest of these butter beans by simmering a ham hock for several hours before cooking the limas in the hock stock. From there, I’ll serve fried chicken, tater salad, krim maters swimming in Italian dressing and Mexican cornbread. Yum..!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_EFM5PfnQI4
carrots never turn out for me. Might try containers this year.
I’ve never had any luck with carrots either.
Nope. Not gonna let him know I talk about him-he’d get snoopy. LOL
Please don’t be frightened, but we must be on the same wavelength.
I have fresh asparagus in my fridge for the first time in months!
Thanks for posting the recipe!
:-)
Thanks for all the pictures. It’s looking good all right.
Sounds good to me.
It’s a pity too. I love fresh carrots, or stir fry.
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