Asparagus

i'm gonna get us back on the asparagus track. i fucking LOVE asparagus. i would have to say it's one of my all time favorite veggies. i like to slice it up (i slice at an angle, i think it's prettier, and tastes better) into chunks and saute it in butter and salt. nice and simple, totally tasty! grilled is also good. with a nice marianade on it, on a kebab with other yummy veggies like taters and onions and sweet peppers and mushrooms and such. or in stirfy. i make a hell of an asian style stirfry with teriyaki sauce, and serve it over maifun or saifun noodles...

i love to cook. and whoever said cooking with a little love, and really enjoying what you're doing makes a difference... HELL YEAH!!! i cook with love, because i love to cook, and i cook for people i love... and people are always telling me i'm a hell of a cook. not cause i'm such an amazing chef or i do such different and interesting things... i just cook with a lotta good old fashioned love and good vibes!

 

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Your post made me happy

The kebab with the asparagus sounds very yummy. Im gonna have to try that... oh and thank you for getting the thread back on track

 

i love asparagus. i just steam them and serve them with a tangy mayonnaise for dipping. to die for.

 

I love asparagus in a restaurant but I haven't been successful in making it at home. Your recipe sounds great. I want to try that. Here is the recipe if anyone else would like to try it also (this one doesn't show Parmesan cheese but I'll add that):

1 pound medium asparagus, tough ends trimmed
Extra-virgin olive oil
Sea salt and cracked black pepper
1/2 lemon, sliced paper thin
1 bay leaf

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F and arrange an oven rack in the middle of the oven. Get yourself a paper bag large enough to hold the asparagus comfortable. Throw the asparagus in there and drizzle the outside of the bag with olive oil to keep the bag from burning. Sprinkle the asparagus with the salt and cracked pepper and toss in the lemon slices and bay leaf.

Close the bag, folding it over several times and creasing the folds well to hold the steam in. Put the pan on a baking sheet, drizzle it with more olive oil, stick it in the oven, and bake for 20 minutes.

Take the baking sheet out of the oven and set it on top of the stove. Set a serving plate next to the stove. Using a kitchen towel or a pair of kitchen tongs, raise the bag over the plate, open the bag, and slide the asparagus out onto the plate. Drizzle with a little more olive oil and serve hot.

 

The Parmesan cheese was my idea. I usually add cheese to everything, I love it a little too much.

 

One of my favourite veggies to add parmesan to is carrots. You cut whole carrots in half with the flat side up put them on a baking sheet. Sprinkle them with a bit of parmesan cheese and put them in the oven to cook. It's so delicious, you've got to try it.

 

That does sounds yummy!!

Carrots is another veggie I recently got into, but until now I just like baby carrots and regular carrots only when they're shredded. I never thought of making them with Parmesan cheese or in the oven.

Aristartle, you seem to make yummy food

 

wow, this thread is making me really hungry, lol!

and you're welcome aut... i read through the whole thread, all excited about posting on asparagus, cause i love it so much... and then it got all derailed and i was pissed.... so i posted on asparagus again, lol!

 

I want to put asparagus in cream of mushroom soup now. And like, throw that in a crockpot with a couple chicken breasts. Mmmm...

 

UPDATE: I made the asparagus recipe I posted. I didn't have any paper bags so I used aluminum foil. I dizzled them with extra-virgin olive oil and the rest as indicated and baked them. Awesome!

Now I want to try the carrots.

 

How long and at what tempature do you bake the carrots?

I could only fine this recipe but it sounds about the same:

Carrots with Parmesan Cheese



Description servings: 4
calories: high
category: vegetables
cost: medium
difficulty: easy
preparation time: 55

Ingredients
Carrots 700 gr.
Extra-virgin olive oil 3 tablespoons
Grated Parmesan cheese 3 tablespoons
Salt to taste
Pepper to taste

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Preparation

Peel and wash the carrots and slice them finely. Put them into a pot where you have heated the oil. While they are frying, mix with a wooden spoon.

Let them cook at a low heat for 20 minutes adding half a glass of hot water, a little salt and pepper. Once they are ready, sprinkle them with the grated Parmesan cheese and serve hot.

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Curiosity
Parmesan cheese is a semi-fat cheese which is easily digeste

 

I don't have a set temperature or a time line. Eye it out. It's not something you really need to time, as long as the cheese has turned slightly golden and brown, it should be cooked.