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Topic: hold on to your steamers its Asparagus season!

.Ayla. Posts: 8,937 Registered: Oct 19, '01 Extended Info (if available) Real Post Cnt: 8,825 User ID: 471,046	Subject: hold on to your steamers its Asparagus season!
	woohooo 98 cents a pound at walmart super center and they were the perfect size too! be still my taste buds.......is is dinner time yet? It will not be long until spring veggies are upon us.......new potatoes, peas! baby squash grilled with herbs and butter oh my I am going to swoon! remember to save those tough ends to make a nice creamy aspargus/dill soup I found this recipe online that is very close to the way I make it. The only part I dont do is to puree the soup I just serve it chunky. INGREDIENTS 1 pound fresh asparagus 4 1/2 cups vegetable stock 3 tablespoons butter 1 large onion, chopped 2 ribs celery, chopped 2 medium-sized potatoes, diced salt and freshly-ground black pepper to taste 1 cup light cream or soy cream fresh dill sprigs for garnish (optional) 1. Chop bottom half of asparagus spears into 2-inch lengths and place in soup pot along with vegetable stock. Simmer, covered, for 20 minutes. Remove asparagus with a slotted spoon and transfer to a colander over a bowl, pressing on the stalks to get as much juice from them as possible, then discarding the fibrous stalks. Add the extracted juice back into the soup pot. 2. In a large skillet over medium heat, melt the butter and add the onion, stirring while cooking for 5 minutes. Chop the top half of the asparagus stalks into 1-inch pieces. Add asparagus pieces, celery, and potato to onion and butter. Season with salt and pepper, to taste. Cover the saucepan and allow vegetables to cook for 5 minutes. Add 1/2 cup of simmered stock and cover saucepan again, cooking another 7 or 8 minutes, until potato is tender, adding more liquid if the mixture gets too dry. ( I add a small palmful of rough chopped fresh dill here) 3. Process these cooked vegetables in a blender or food processor until smooth, then add this puree back into the soup pot, adding cream. Simmer for 5 minutes, then taste and add salt and pepper, if necessary. 4. May be served warm or chilled, garnished with a sprig of fresh dill, if desired. Serves 6. -----signature----- WoW Ayla Hunter, Lightbringer, Z Guild May the forces of evil become confused while your arrow is on its way to the target. ~George Carlin~ A'yla level 126 UA AC FF www.zguild.org
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shaggynuts24 Posts: 16,788 Registered: May 30, '06 Extended Info (if available) Real Post Cnt: 16,773 User ID: 1,143,256	Subject: hold on to your steamers its Asparagus season!
	i love asparagus -----signature----- fat girls + skinny ankles = faulty construction -- Halloweve The next burglar in my house will get an Awesome Auger to the face!!! -- CulenTrey Being the coolest kid on the Asylum is like being the smartest kid with down syndrome. - DanBoone
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vn_parsonjackrussell Posts: 10,924 Registered: Jun 30, '00 Extended Info (if available) Real Post Cnt: 10,472 User ID: 32,201	Subject: hold on to your steamers its Asparagus season!
	my favourite way: marinate asparagus overnight in salt pepper basalmic vinegar and olive oil grill over wood fire mmmmm yummy -----signature----- Parson Jack Russell the Bunny Master Level 80 Gnome Warlock, Silver Hand Level 80 Sword, Harvestgain http://www.gordonkeith.com http://www.greyhoundadoptiontx.org
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Silverwuf Title: Have trike will babble Posts: 32,958 Registered: Jul 5, '01 Extended Info (if available) Real Post Cnt: 32,296 User ID: 225,902	Subject: hold on to your steamers its Asparagus season!
	I have a new asparagus bed this year - I can't wait to see how well it grows -----signature----- Women who behave themselves rarely make history. My Give-A-Damn's Busted. http://www.thewufs.com/2003venture/motortrike.htm
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Rudypu_Candyass Title: Moderator You got banned by a Candyass Posts: 13,217 Registered: Dec 18, '00 Extended Info (if available) Real Post Cnt: 12,667 User ID: 59,375	Subject: hold on to your steamers its Asparagus season!
	Mmmmmmmmmm Asparagus -----signature----- Rudypu Candyass Lvl 250 3 School Tank UA "Talking to you is like watching a movie that doesn't make any sense"-Aimee Michael Scott LVL 103 Bow, Dwight K Schrute Lv 89UA Dexter Morgan LVL 64 Bill Compton LVL 27
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