tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2762107274389650601.post1016528696786455485..comments2024-02-23T03:46:42.310-05:00Comments on JO ON FOOD, LIFE AND A SCENT OF CHOCOLATE: Blogging, Asparagus, Nopalitos.Johttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14087140585742801854noreply@blogger.comBlogger30125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2762107274389650601.post-66666332489699831842015-05-09T08:58:39.217-04:002015-05-09T08:58:39.217-04:00They grow a very good rhubarb at the asparagus far...They grow a very good rhubarb at the asparagus farm. I sometimes pick up a bunch, but Matt doesn't like it, so I just cook a little for me. Pity really as I have lots of rhubarb recipes too.<br /><br />I think I need to try homemade gnocchi. Not me, an expert.Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14087140585742801854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2762107274389650601.post-75337062858993102232015-05-09T03:07:08.548-04:002015-05-09T03:07:08.548-04:00Hi Jo - love asparagus ... I asked my uncle, when ...Hi Jo - love asparagus ... I asked my uncle, when I was spending a lot of time with him at his house and helping out, whether he had any rhubarb - he looked askance at me .. and said yes they had had some ... but the compost heap covered it ... as they didn't like ... he saw me 'weep' in horror .. much like mowing over the asparagus bed!!<br /><br />Cheers and I love both .. that shrimp, gnocchi and asparagus looks a delicious mix .. something definitely to try .. HilaryHilary Melton-Butcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17596532480645510678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2762107274389650601.post-49667531172238733792015-05-07T16:08:35.539-04:002015-05-07T16:08:35.539-04:00Oh the pain Liz. Not just one but two of you commi...Oh the pain Liz. Not just one but two of you committing such sacrilege. Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14087140585742801854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2762107274389650601.post-88500790473554227382015-05-07T12:47:02.648-04:002015-05-07T12:47:02.648-04:00I know you love me when I commit sacrilege and sti...I know you love me when I commit sacrilege and still get hugs. They do look like pretty ferns. When my neighbor mowed hers down, it was topped out, and she had no clue what it was. She told me she chopped down all the weird flowers. I told her it was asparagus. She was like...oh, so that's what it looks like. Elizabeth Seckmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00045076826326574984noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2762107274389650601.post-62015664538559356332015-05-07T09:45:20.411-04:002015-05-07T09:45:20.411-04:00I would have been over there all the time. How won...I would have been over there all the time. How wonderful Betty. I am sure the elderly man was lonely. The elderly often are. Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14087140585742801854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2762107274389650601.post-2521382182114775232015-05-07T09:23:24.151-04:002015-05-07T09:23:24.151-04:00I can't imagine anyone not liking asparagus! I...I can't imagine anyone not liking asparagus! I think I might have mentioned here (or some other blog, LOL) when we lived in Oregon by Harry and David with the pears, they found asparagus was good for the soil for pear trees, so they had asparagus growing in the orchards. They could care less for the asparagus when ripe, only concentrating on pears, so people could come and pick the asparagus for free. An elderly man who lived by a park my kids and me went to and would come over and talk sometimes (I'm sure he was lonely) would give us a bag or two of it. Delicious! Not sure if they continue the practice to this day; that was over 20 years ago.<br /><br />bettybettyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06323135450742337670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2762107274389650601.post-38640062255811603592015-05-06T22:05:49.293-04:002015-05-06T22:05:49.293-04:00Well I guess there are a lot of you out there Bi...Well I guess there are a lot of you out there Birgit. I don't understand it, but no doubt you, and others, love things I wouldn't eat.Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14087140585742801854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2762107274389650601.post-68302880150356408312015-05-06T19:18:52.543-04:002015-05-06T19:18:52.543-04:00Oh I am one of the ones who does not like asparagu...Oh I am one of the ones who does not like asparagus:) My mom never understood that either. This recipe sound delicious and I bet i can substitute Asparagus for something elseBirgithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09439720285857050428noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2762107274389650601.post-76681112678959517902015-05-06T17:56:26.503-04:002015-05-06T17:56:26.503-04:00Well, yes and no Diane. You have to buy the crowns...Well, yes and no Diane. You have to buy the crowns and plant them in a deep bed with, preferably, a good layer of manure at the bottom and rocks for drainage. Then you have to wait a year or two before picking (don't remember how long) but once you have it established they grow like weeds, very tasty weeds. My friend was at the coast and hers grew very well until the sea flooded her yard a couple of times during hurricanes. Not sure if she still has a bed any more or not. Gotta be a farm in NC somewhere surely?Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14087140585742801854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2762107274389650601.post-13416362494733469162015-05-06T17:30:15.189-04:002015-05-06T17:30:15.189-04:00Is it easy to grow? Because I have a brown thumb. ...Is it easy to grow? Because I have a brown thumb. I've had my new raised flowerbeds/garden a week now and already it looks like all of the squash is toast.L. Diane Wolfehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06425864276166334896noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2762107274389650601.post-16666603338084891062015-05-06T15:29:01.546-04:002015-05-06T15:29:01.546-04:00At least you haven't mowed it down Alex, the d...At least you haven't mowed it down Alex, the dwarves are after the Seckmans for this.Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14087140585742801854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2762107274389650601.post-7625537165052033792015-05-06T15:28:06.911-04:002015-05-06T15:28:06.911-04:00Oh me too Lisa, I have never pickled it myself but...Oh me too Lisa, I have never pickled it myself but they do so at the farm and I buy it there, delicious.Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14087140585742801854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2762107274389650601.post-66500097630453477252015-05-06T15:27:30.180-04:002015-05-06T15:27:30.180-04:00Pity about the shrimp David, but I know people can...Pity about the shrimp David, but I know people can be allergic to it. Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14087140585742801854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2762107274389650601.post-10460911861258027072015-05-06T14:46:48.781-04:002015-05-06T14:46:48.781-04:00I guess I'm one of those people as well. Don&#...I guess I'm one of those people as well. Don't hate me...Alex J. Cavanaughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09770065693345181702noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2762107274389650601.post-29644065205313165222015-05-06T14:25:06.536-04:002015-05-06T14:25:06.536-04:00I LOVE asparagus! I like it pickled, I like it fre...I LOVE asparagus! I like it pickled, I like it fresh, steamed, oven baked, in things, all by itself. I love asparagus. Nuf said. Lisa, @ http://www.lisabuiecollard.comLisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06658507579160418855noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2762107274389650601.post-88417562903757246802015-05-06T14:20:54.497-04:002015-05-06T14:20:54.497-04:00I likes the asparagus. And Brussels sprouts. I'...I likes the asparagus. And Brussels sprouts. I'll have to trade the shrimp for another meat since shrimp doesn't like me. :) David P. Kinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17259276981865439853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2762107274389650601.post-22114047390601335532015-05-06T14:07:36.416-04:002015-05-06T14:07:36.416-04:00What a good idea dear Dragon. I didn't know th...What a good idea dear Dragon. I didn't know they were expensive in Mexico. They apparently are in China.Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14087140585742801854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2762107274389650601.post-1371759978216363342015-05-06T13:53:00.973-04:002015-05-06T13:53:00.973-04:00What? WHAT??? How could the Seckmans do such a cri...What? WHAT??? How could the Seckmans do such a crime as to mow asparagus? They are so expensive here! That's it. I'm sending the dwarves to get the forks and torches.Al Diazhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08107619009321980764noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2762107274389650601.post-84397100002100578802015-05-06T12:21:40.793-04:002015-05-06T12:21:40.793-04:00I don't think it was their current yard Meliss...I don't think it was their current yard Melissa. If it were I'd be right with you. Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14087140585742801854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2762107274389650601.post-28436410059348319682015-05-06T12:20:46.131-04:002015-05-06T12:20:46.131-04:00Dreadful isn't it? Can't go wrong with shr...Dreadful isn't it? Can't go wrong with shrimp and asparagus. Not for me anyway.Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14087140585742801854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2762107274389650601.post-58244080753190521822015-05-06T10:46:31.238-04:002015-05-06T10:46:31.238-04:00*gasp* Sacrilege!
We need to go haunt Liz's y...*gasp* Sacrilege! <br />We need to go haunt Liz's yard.Melissahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08516493326566981116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2762107274389650601.post-27078025200843488972015-05-06T08:52:54.424-04:002015-05-06T08:52:54.424-04:00Elizabeth and her husband mowed over an asparagus ...Elizabeth and her husband mowed over an asparagus bed? :O (Haha!) That shrimp dish looks divine! Chrys Feyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11955009490266358041noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2762107274389650601.post-42837076665266647322015-05-06T07:51:57.438-04:002015-05-06T07:51:57.438-04:00Definitely their loss Helen. Definitely their loss Helen. Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14087140585742801854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2762107274389650601.post-53854685609595428662015-05-06T07:51:27.411-04:002015-05-06T07:51:27.411-04:00It does make pretty ferns JoJo, especially the one...It does make pretty ferns JoJo, especially the ones with the red berries. From what I know, you have to have male and female asparagus to get a healthy crop every year. Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14087140585742801854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2762107274389650601.post-26208015255556077122015-05-06T07:50:03.567-04:002015-05-06T07:50:03.567-04:00I know Denise, I amaze myself some times. Maybe I ...I know Denise, I amaze myself some times. Maybe I need to try home made gnocchi, not been something that really appealed to me up to now.Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14087140585742801854noreply@blogger.com