And so it begins...

[harm_less]

Part of tonight's dinner is a few spears of our first asparagus for the season. Accompanied with lamb rissoles and parsnip chips with sesame seeds, and the mandatory green stuff, all grown on our patch  

Asparagus is a case of consuming it fresh here as the frozen version just doesn't pass muster. That being the case we've got 3-4 months of daily asparagus to look forward to. I'll post a photo of the purple asparagus once the big ones come up. Their size is absolute weapon grade, and so much sweeter than the green ones.

[Oh_hunnihunni]

$7.99 at New World today. I was tempted, but no, I can wait...

Maybe next week. Pay week, lol!

My kid in Perth now has 16 chooks. Two each of all sorts of fancy babies. I am very jealous. Green eggs! So beautiful...

[Olive]

Part of tonight's dinner is a few spears of our first asparagus for the season. Accompanied with lamb rissoles and parsnip chips with sesame seeds, and the mandatory green stuff, all grown on our patch  

Asparagus is a case of consuming it fresh here as the frozen version just doesn't pass muster. That being the case we've got 3-4 months of daily asparagus to look forward to. I'll post a photo of the purple asparagus once the big ones come up. Their size is absolute weapon grade, and so much sweeter than the green ones.

Snap!   We ate our first two spears of asparagus last night, one purple and one green.   We haven't grown the purple one before and its flavour was a little sweeter and less nutty than the green.   Both were heavenly and I will be patrolling the asparagus bed twice daily from now on.

[harm_less]

Part of tonight's dinner is a few spears of our first asparagus for the season. Accompanied with lamb rissoles and parsnip chips with sesame seeds, and the mandatory green stuff, all grown on our patch  

Asparagus is a case of consuming it fresh here as the frozen version just doesn't pass muster. That being the case we've got 3-4 months of daily asparagus to look forward to. I'll post a photo of the purple asparagus once the big ones come up. Their size is absolute weapon grade, and so much sweeter than the green ones.

Snap!   We ate our first two spears of asparagus last night, one purple and one green.   We haven't grown the purple one before and its flavour was a little sweeter and less nutty than the green.   Both were heavenly and I will be patrolling the asparagus bed twice daily from now on.

The taste difference is most noticeable when eaten raw. That's our or our visitors' treat, munching on asparagus freshly snapped from the bed.

[Oh_hunnihunni]

Fresh means raw tastes best, supermarket versions best lightly cooked and seasoned with a little lemon butter. Can't wait! Going to try roasted strawberries too this year, thanks to Nadia's show this week, just not with cheesecake!