Subj : Re: Gadgets & Asparagus
To   : Tiny
From : Warpslide
Date : Sat Jan 30 2021 08:11:58

On 30 Jan 2021, Tiny said the following...
 
 Ti>   I've wanted one for a while but when I bought the instant pot I had to
 Ti>   promise I would not buy another gadget.  I have too  many.

Our basement is where kitchen gadgets go to die.  One of these days we'll get around to cleaning it out.  There's a waffle maker, ice crusher, sandwich maker, cotton candy machine and a couple of tassimo & one Kureg coffee makers down there along with a whole host of smaller things like "the best garlic press you'll ever use" and a microwave egg tray to make your own Egg McMuffins.

I guess they all seemed like good ideas at the time, but we're just never going to work them into regular rotation.

 Ti>  SD> Here's something I would definitely make for breakfast.  My mom grows
 Ti>  SD> her own asparagus.

 Ti>   I would make that too!  I only really eat asparagus when it's fresh and
 Ti>   local.  Sometimes Andrea will buy some from the big box store but it's
 Ti>   just not the same.

I love asparagus when it's in season, but the stalks have to be pretty thin.  Some local stuff I bought last year were so thick and stringy that it was a chore to chew.  I felt more like a cow just sitting there at the table chewing & chewing & chewing...

The other half likes to BBQ asparagus using a makeshift tray made of tin foil.

You coat the asparagus in olive oil & salt.  Once they're soft and almost ready you move the tips just off the foil tray & carefully add a nice char.

The char adds a nice nuttiness & when combined with the olive oil & salt is absolutely delicious.


Jay

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