Saturday, April 19

One day I noticed that Yvonne (a neighbor) put a notice on Facebook that she had received a lot of asparagus at no cost and was looking for people who could use it.

We love asparagus so I said we would be glad for some. She soon replied that she would drop some off the next morning.

There were two bundles, so I knew that I needed to do something to preserve it since there are only two of us.

I love asparagus soup, so the first thing I did was cut off the bottom of the stalks – keeping only the tender tops and tips. I made sure to clean the stalks and cut off the tough ends, then put the stalks in a blender – along with some onion and celery. I seasoned it with salt and pepper.

I froze two of these and kept the other for us to use immediately. We eat it kind of like tomato soup – by adding milk before heating it (about 2/3 soup to 1/3 milk). I like to drink it from a coffee cup.

That evening I roasted one bundle of the tops and tips with potatoes for supper. I use olive oil for roasting, then add butter, salt, and pepper when it is finished.

The next morning I fried the previous evenings leftovers and made a delicious omelet for breakfast.

For our last meal – using these two bundles – I roasted the tops and tips. Our favorite way to eat asparagus.

Thanks, Yvonne. I thought you might like to see what I did with your asparagus.