Asparagus is such a pretty, green vegetable. I love the "paintbrush tips" as my boys call them. Like most vegetables, they are GREAT with bacon and garlic! Most of the time we just cut them into bite size peices, fry some bacon, add the asparagus, garlic, and a little salt & pepper. Other times we let the asparagus sit in italian dressing then bundle them with bacon and and bake until the bacon is done. It's also great in an egg casserole for breakfast. But last night we drizzled them with oil, salt, pepper and roasted them whole at 450 until done. Simply delicious! I was thrilled when after peeking into the oven my 6 year old said, "Asparagus! Yes!! We haven't had that in a long time, Mom!" He usually loves it but last night he didn't... and neither did my 8 year old. They both insisted on dipping each bite into mustard (gag!) but whatever makes the veggies go down, right? And for the record, the baby devoured his asparagus....without any mustard.
So I want to know.... how do you like your asparagus?
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Oh how I wish I could snatch your little ones' taste buds for AJ. He will not eat vegetables. Well, I should say cannot. He gags from the texture. He will occasionally choke down green beans and corn, but does that really count? LOL. Unfortunately, I am not an asparagus fan. I've only had it steamed, and it seems that might be the issue. I'll have to take a few of your suggestions and try it again!
Drown it in butter or bacon grease and garlic! But that probably negates the healthy aspect, lol! :) Oh and it absolutely MUST be fresh. None of that canned junk.
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