 In Minnesota, anything is possible. Anything with the weather, that is. On Saturday, I laid in bed, reading, working on my computer, happy. The weather map showed a great big sunshine with a high of 83. Not sure why that was, because out my window it was windy, cold, and 48 degrees. And then, in true [...] 
For the uninitiated, this is better known as: Stage Three. “Dave,” I ask, “Is there anyone you want to brown-nose at the office?” “No, not really.” “Charlie. Do your teachers want more asparagus?” “No, I don’t think so.” “Morgan?” “NO MOM!” I rack my brain… Who has told me they would do anything for fresh asparagus? I can’t remember. Something tells me that everyone must [...] 
So, I had bookclub on Monday this week. Didn’t prepare ahead and have Meatless Monday on Sunday. Didn’t cook meatless for my family before I left. Didn’t do much of anything, really. Except have a rotten, horrible day. I can’t remember everything that happened, but Monday was bad, bad, bad. I was late to bookclub as usual, [...]  Morel Mushroom and Asparagus Risotto If you haven’t read the Morel post from yesterday, please do. It gives background information necessary for truly understanding the nature of this very special Meatless Monday meal. No, I’m not talking about the asparagus, that I’m ready to plow under. I’m talking, of course, about the two-year wait for morels fresh from our [...]  Perfect fast lunch for a Meatless Monday Tastes better than fresh hollandaise, I swear. Cook a few spears of fresh asparagus in water like I show you in my first asparagus post. Gently fry (not like me with my huge freaking bubbles in the whites) one or two fresh eggs (rub the feathers off first) Put them together, break the yolks, [...] 
Burn ‘em right in place… Don’t get me wrong. I’m not actually endorsing this method. I’m simply stating that it is a very good way to rid yourself of a very massive amount of dead asparagus tops in short order. No cutting. No grunting No hauling. Perfect for me. You might want to read last year’s post on this garden chore. [...]  Actually it is my only ragout. I don’t even really know what a ragout is. In fact, up until opening the cookbook just now for the general recipe, I was thinking it was called Ragu! Wait. Is that the same thing? Just a different spelling? Wikipedia to the rescue: The term ragout (French ragoût) refers to a main-dish stew. (The etymologically [...]  Or is it the World’s Tallest Asparagus? It’s really hard to show just how tall the asparagus really is. I suppose I should be in the shot, to show the human proportion, but then, you’d all see how gross I look. (But just so you know, it is way taller than 5’7″ me.) Actually, I am really liking [...]  Since this is my first official garden entry, I would like to make one thing clear: I am no feel-good gardener. I am a realist. I admit having evolved to my present mind-set, but I have evolved out of the need to survive, just like any other species. Asparagus Patch in Mid Clean-Up My gardening endeavors are [...] |
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