It's asparagus time!

[wiseheart]

The season came a little later than usual, but finally it's there. Mum and I both love asparagus, and fortunately, so do the Germans in general. I think they relate to asparagus the same way Hobbits relate to mushrooms. Which is a good thing, because it means that you can find literally hundreds of fantastic recipes for asparagus dishes on the Net. If you're an asparagus lover, google for "Spargelrezepte". Google offers you the instant translation from German, so if you're not that fluent in the language you'll still be able to manage.

So far, we've had asparagus with ham, cheese sauce and baked potatoes three times and asparagus with melted butter and roast bread crumbs and scrambled eggs (also added ham and baked potatoes) once. I'm going to try the Asparagus Milanese next, or the Polnish art. Or the version with poultry stripes. Or the one with mozzarella. I'm not sure which one to try first.

Asparagus is not unreasonably expensive, it has valuable minerals in it and very few calories, aside from being the tastiest vegetable on this planet. It's also a good thing that there are so many ways to prepare it. The only bad thing is: you get a tennis arm in every asparagus season, from all the peeling. But we manage. *g*

Also, I had the weirdest plotcritters about Hobbits cooking asparagus and calling it "the Elf root", for obvious reasons. I think I'm a hopeless case where the mind-in-the-gutter aspect of life is considered. Still, I'm sure the Hobbits would forget all about mushrooms, should they get the chance to know asparagus.

Okay, shutting up now...

Comments

[wiseheart.livejournal.com]

They aren't? Hmmm...

[disthrainsdotte.livejournal.com]

At the moment they look at each other. I wonder what they think about. *scatches head*

[wiseheart.livejournal.com]

Perhaps they think: "What the hell is this outlandish thing she wants us to cook? No self-respecting Hobbit has ever eaten anything this weird-looking... and the name! It's an indecent one and no mistake!" *g*

[disthrainsdotte.livejournal.com]

It could be something like that. lol

[wiseheart.livejournal.com]

That's what Larner seems to think, and she's the best hobbit writer I've read so far.

BTW, Mum and I are going to the travel agency tomorrow to book that trip to Stockholm. Be afraid! Be very afraid! *g*

[disthrainsdotte.livejournal.com]

I look forward to it. It will be great to see both you and your mum. :)

[wiseheart.livejournal.com]

I'll post the programme, soon, and will contact you privately - you know, for sharing phone numbers and such things.

So far, we don't know whether it will be July 24-25-26-27 or Juli 26-27-28-29; it depends on when the travel agency gets the better (=cheaper) fly tickets. But we'll definitely have some free time, so I'm looking forward to meet you in person.