I do like asparagus a lot, but I have my limits on how frequently I like to eat it.
Anyone ever have kohlrabi? Now that's a good vegetable.

And the mention of the baby garlic shoots reminds me of an incredible lunch I had some winters ago when I skied from Lech, Austria to Zurs for lunch. Big bowl of pasta dressed with baby garlic "pesto". Oh my gott, it was so good I could have eaten a second order except that it would have been gluttony.

Rita

i wasnt realy a fan of asparagus until april of 2005... thats when my now husband took me to germany to meet his mother and his grandparents.... it was right in season.. and i was in heaven... now i jsut hate it that you cant seem to get the white variety where im at now.
when walking through heidelberg he never has to ask what i want for lunch or a snack since we only seem to go over during the season... we just walk up to a stand and buy a few and im good to go... and when we got married in germany last summer ever part of our meal had white asparagus in it.... yummmmmmmmmmmmmm

:D :D ^
Nicely done.

your joking right. I have memories of sitting at the dinner table after everyone is finished and my mother telling me "your not moving till you eat that asparagas" That is practically the only veggie that I hate.

Joking? No. I can't think of many vegetables I don't like today, but the list would have been larger at the age of 10. Part of that is the bland way they were served to me, too many times right from can to pan to plate.

I guess it takes a while do develop a broad taste in foods. I have a sister-in-law who's maybe 6 years younger than I. I can remember clearing the table after dinner (I started dating Mrs BamaVol at 15 or 16, about 37-38 years ago) and finding the vegies hidden under her placemat. :D Today, she cleans her plate no matter what's on it although I think she manages to keep tomatos off her plate in the first place.

I'm going to plant kohlrabi today.

I don't buy asparagus unless I know its local - either eastern washington or from my own garden.

Oh Asparagus, why do I love you so much and yet you smell so bad when you leave my body. I say its totally worth it. Asparagus is one of my favorite vegetables. I roast it in the oven w thyme, its so simple and goes great w just about any kind of meat or fish.

Perhaps you and I could start a support group.

She and I sound like we'd make great dining budies!

Oh My gosh, I love Asparagus. I've always made it with just olive oil and thyme and roasted them in the oven for about 15 minutes. Made them nice and crunchy w tons of flavor. But now I found these new recipes on BHG.com that gave me so many ideas on how to make asparagus. Here's a recipe I am going to try tonight!What a great site to get inspiration on food ideas. Yummy!

At the age of 10 ALL the "A" vegetables were on my hate list - asparagus (to my parents' delight), artichokes, avocados. Now they top my favorites list. Oven-roasted asparagus, asparagus veloute, asparagus risotto, steamed dipped in vinaigrette...plus, it's one of the only warm foods I can think of where it's considered polite to eat it with your fingers in formal service.

Last night I made an amazng asparagus dinner:

Take 14 (or more or less depending on how much you want) pieces of asparagus and chopped off the thick bottom end. Brush about 3 tablespoons of extra virgin olive oil over all the asparagus. Take 1/2lb of sliced roast turkey and put just a hint of minced garlic (I use the stuff in a big bottle from Costco) in the middle, and wrap it around a stalk of asparagus. Put it together with a toothpick. Repeat for each asparagus piece. Sprinkle salt and pepper to taste. Bake for about 5 minutes at 400 degrees, rotate all the pieces, and then bake for about 4-5 minutes more.

Simple, incredibly healthy, and of course- delicious! If you want to make it a little less healthy, I suppose you could dip in some ranch dressing.

I might have seen this recipe here somewhere, but I used one from food network's website.

I picked up some fresh asparagus from a farmstand yesterday and did my best in preparing it. The first batch I roasted and then sprinkled with salt, black pepper, and some balsamic vinegar. It wasn't horrible, but just wasn't as good as my mom's (who prepares it the same way). The second batch, I simply roasted, and then when almost finished, covered the stalks in slices of cheddar. That preparation was delicious (but growing up, I always liked asparagus & cheese!).

We fire up the Bar-b-que every day at lunch time at the office. Today I am having grilled halibut and asparagus, both of which get sprayed with olive oil and tossed on the grill.

Yummy, yummy, yummy!

Like others, I love asparagus, brush on some good olive oil and salt, put it in a small veggie roasting basket and toss on the grill. Get just a little black on there and sprink with kosher salt before serving.... Love it!