What are You Cooking the Week of May 5, 2019?

[BakerAunt]

Dinner on Friday night was salmon and couscous with Penzey’s Greek seasoning. We microwaved frozen peas for a side. I needed a quick and easy dinner, since we spent the day in South Bend, picking up more materials for the house.

I’m hoping that the Farmers’ Market tomorrow might have some kind of vegetables, but it is still early for much.

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[Mike Nolan]

Lettuce, spinach, spring onions and asparagus are what's mostly available here. Rhubarb is starting to show up, kohlrabi and bok choy should be available soon. Haven't seen pea pods or green beans yet, probably a few more weeks for them.

[Mike Nolan]

We had tuna melts for supper. The last time I made rye bread I sliced it all up to send it to a pot luck and froze what came back, that turns out to be very convenient for things like this, I'll probably do that again. Might even give me an excuse to make rye bread a little more often.

[Joan Simpson]

We had breakfast for supper...sausage patties,grits,eggs and sourdough toast.

[BakerAunt]

I came home with some small turnips and some asparagus. The turnips can be eaten raw like carrots, according to the vendor, as the small ones can be sweet. I seem to recall eating raw ones with one of my grandmothers. I'm going to try some of the tops in a bean soup tomorrow.

I've not cooked asparagus before, so I'm looking at recipes.

[Mike Nolan]

Traditionally, asparagus is steamed. I don't make asparagus very often, because my wife hates the smell and doesn't like Hollandaise, either, but when I do make it I just do it in the microwave these days. Don't overcook it.

Hollandaise is surprisingly good on strawberries.

[Italiancook]

BakerAunt, the Neely's have an excellent Asparagus Soup recipe on Food Network's site. It calls for a small amount of cream, but I have successfully used half-n-half, or milk, when I didn't have cream. It's a broth-based soup.

Ina Garten has a recipe for baked asparagus on Food Network that was my son's favorite. It includes Parmesan.

[Mike Nolan]

We're having lavash pizza again tonight, that uses up the last of this set of 3 lavash.

[Italiancook]

BakerAunt, I was multi-tasking when I wrote my previous post and couldn't provide links for you. Now, I'm giving you and others links to the recipes.

Asparagus Soup: https://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/patrick-and-gina-neely/asparagus-soup-recipe-2041457

Parmesan Roasted Asparagus: https://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/ina-garten/parmesan-roasted-asparagus-recipe-1914058

Ina Garten's Roasted Asparagus: https://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/ina-garten/roasted-asparagus-recipe-1916355

[skeptic7]

I stir fry asparagus. Break it up into 2-3 inch pieces and stir fry with a little oil. Well with me its more of a braise. I add a little garlic or ginger for flavor. Heat oil until hot, add asparagus, stir around a bit and then add some water and cover the pan. Stir occasionally but mainly let it cook till its at the texture you want. The first frying in hot oil acts sort of the same way blanching does and improves the flavor and color in a way that boiling won't.

[Joan Simpson]

I cooked some boneless pork ribs in crock pot with BBQ sauce,made some fresh coleslaw and baked beans.

[Mike Nolan]

My wife is making a batch of pastry cream this evening that will go in a trifle for tomorrow's supper. She's using her mother's recipe since tomorrow is Mother's Day. (Recently we've been using the KAF recipe, although I've been known to make a classic creme patisserie recipe too.)

[BakerAunt]

For dinner on Saturday, I made Pork Loin Roast with Barley, Butternut Squash, and Swiss Chard, a favorite recipe from America Test Kitchen. My change is to put in a lot more butternut squash. This substantial dish will provide us with leftovers for several meals.

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