On #Caturday our #GeologistsWhoCook had #asparagus with #potato, scrambled #egg, bacon and a #sauce made of #butter for #dinner. We say they had butter with asparagus, potatoes...

#Asparagus season is slowly starting. For some #vegan #recipetips ideas follow the link: https://vegalicious.recipes/?s=Asparagus

The first of the #asparagus.

#Germany’s obsession with ‘white gold’ is getting a lot more expensive: White or green? #Asparagus-loving Germans face a cost dilemma amid springtime euphoria. https://www.euractiv.com/section/agriculture-food/news/germanys-obsession-with-white-gold-is-getting-a-lot-more-expensive/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=dlvr.it

It’s officially asparagus season. I just made this delicious soup, that also happens to have a good amount of protein and is vegan! Highly recommend if you have lots of extra asparagus on hand like we do. #Asparagus #SpringCooking

https://cleananddelicious.com/asparagus-soup/

Mushroom Asparagus Quiche

Ingredients
1 tube (8 ounces) refrigerated crescent rolls
2 teaspoons prepared mustard
1-1/2 pounds fresh asparagus, trimmed and cut into 1/2-inch pieces
1 medium onion, chopped
1/2 cup sliced fresh mushrooms
1/4 cup butter, cubed
2 large eggs, lightly beaten
2 cups shredded part-skim mozzarella cheese
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon pepper
1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
1/4 teaspoon each dried basil, oregano, parsley and rubbed sage

Directions
Separate crescent dough into 8 triangles; place in an ungreased 9-in. pie plate with points toward the center. Press dough onto the bottom and up the sides to form a crust; seal perforations. Spread with mustard; set aside.
In a large skillet, saute the asparagus, onion and mushrooms in butter until asparagus is crisp-tender. In a large bowl, combine the remaining ingredients; stir in asparagus mixture. Pour into crust.
Bake at 375° for 25-30 minutes or until a knife inserted in the center comes out clean. Let stand for 10 minutes before cutting

Do not wait to harvest your #asparagus. This happens overnight.

Kiwi friends, have you seen these??(!) "Wee Stick"', flavoured freeze dried asparagus. There's a range of flavours. If you're in Nelson, you can get them at Connings.
... And no, I'm not keen on trying them ..
#NZ #asparagus #WeeSticks

Thought I'd try a bag of frozen asparagus last night (microwaved). Nope. That's no way to treat an elegant vegetable.

Fresh asparagus, oven roasted or steamed from here on out.

The hidden cost of cheap asparagus as grower leaves crop to rot: Ed Fagan's family has been growing asparagus in the NSW central west since the 1950s, but he says supermarket prices and a tight labour market have forced him to abandon the crop. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-01-23/asparagus-growers-abandon-crop-supermarket-prices-drop/104819678?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #SupermarketPricing #Asparagus #farming

Ordering asparagus crowns soon, and wondering which variety to choose.

Particularly uncertain about ratio of male to female plants or all male cultivars. Is there a plus having female plants?

Also, purple vs green?

I'm USDA zone 6a, sandy soil heavily amended with compost.

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#Asparagus season is only over when it‘s over!
Tried #alaflamande (the Flemish way, with boiled egg and garlic butter) today for the first time (added potatoes and bacon, usually it’s eaten without that as a starter) but certainly not for the last! #Spargelzeit #Asperges #belgianfood #lifeinbrussels

What's for dinner?
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Help Yourself to a taste of SPRING... Campbell's Asparagus Soup, 1950 ad
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#Soup #Advertisement #Campbells #Asparagus #food #retro #vintage

Enjoying asparagus has an unpleasant side-effect that sets it apart from other vegetables, but is seldom talked about: It makes urine stink.

Benjamin Franklin (1706–1790) described this in drastic terms: “A few stems of asparagus eaten, shall give our urine a disagreeable odor.”

This sounds like exciting chemistry! If you think so too, you will enjoy the article

https://doi.org/10.1002/chemv.202000015