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Asparagus, from garden to plate 1
Here is the first installment of a new 4 part series tracing selected ingredients from growth to plate, courtesy of my time on the farm. Many people don’t get the opportunity to see how food grows so I’ll share me experiences of a few delicious items with you. First, asparagus!
Asparagus is one of my favourite [...]
Posted in salad, side dish, vegetable, vegetarian
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Asparagus and Ricotta Tart
I know, I know. Another asparagus recipe. Another idea for a vegetable which hardly requires more than a quick blanch. The best though, is enjoying them straight from the plant, with no adulteration at all.
So why so so many recipes? Well, the asparagus that we buy here is too old and tough to eat unadorned. [...]
Pasta Primavera
Springtime.
Springtime means new blooms, hayfever, the end of stewing for another season (and the start of salads) and new vegetables.
How better to celebrate Spring (and the onset of actual Spring weather, here in Sydney) than with a Pasta Primavera. Fresh, lightly cooked asparagus, colourful shards of juicy capsicum, underpinned with a classic soffritto and spiked [...]
Asparagus Frittata – tastes of Spring
Spring has finally struck Sydney, and those organic eggs and vegies delivered to me only hours previously were begging to be eaten. The asparagus was first on the list, any longer in the fridge and these tender tendrils would start to resemble the woody, tough and wrinkled bunches on sale at the supermarket.
But what to [...]
