You would be hard pressed to find a more versatile vegetable. For it's minimal preparation, quick cook time and delicate earthy flavor, asparagus adapts beautifully to almost any cooking application without masking other flavors. Asparagus is a gracious culinary
If you adore asparagus, this one is for you! From every local farm stand, asparagus shouts the long awaited news that winter has ended, the ground has warmed, and the earth is ready to give up her glory again! So very fresh with earth's early awakening, spires as snappy as their vivid grassy color are now the verdant stars of every spring menu...it's an exciting time to be in the kitchen!
You would be hard pressed to find a more versatile vegetable. For it's minimal preparation, quick cook time and delicate earthy flavor, asparagus adapts beautifully to almost any cooking application without masking other flavors. Asparagus is a gracious culinary As American as baseball, apple pie and my born-on-the-4th-of-July husband, chicken salad takes center stage on picnic menus and buffet tables across the fruited plain. In our refrigerator, chicken salad is as much a staple as eggs and butter. It is Mike's favorite choice for a quick satisfying bite, whether sandwiched or piled onto a bed of greens, that he (operative word is "he") manages to put together himself. Needless to say, I try to always have it on hand! So beautifully spring with strawberries, it's what dessert dreams are made of, complete with cake, custard, whipped cream and the season's fresh picked berries; Strawberry Trifle is one of my all time favorites! The 4 components of a trifle are the fruit, the custard, the "cake" and the whipped cream. And please, do not call this a "dump" or "compost" cake! So much more sophisticated than that, it is the original layered beauty, bright with elegance, so sublime, and a worthy finale for your finest feast. Trifles can be made as individual desserts as well by layering the components into your best stemware. However you choose to |
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