{"id":207,"date":"2009-05-19T09:15:52","date_gmt":"2009-05-19T09:15:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/drnorrischumleysatisfiedlife\/2009\/05\/recipe-asparagus.html"},"modified":"2009-05-19T09:15:52","modified_gmt":"2009-05-19T09:15:52","slug":"recipe-asparagus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/drnorrischumleysatisfiedlife\/2009\/05\/recipe-asparagus.html","title":{"rendered":"Recipe Asparagus"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"mt-enclosure mt-enclosure-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"asparagus.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.beliefnet.com\/sites\/79\/import\/asparagus.jpg\" class=\"mt-image-left\" style=\"margin: 0pt 20px 20px 0pt;float: left\" height=\"400\" width=\"300\" \/><\/span>The asparagus is sprouting!&nbsp; The plants my wife planted a few years ago are now delivering delicious sprigs of tasty asparagus.&nbsp; This is what they look like in our garden.<\/p>\n<p>You have to hurry with asparagus: pick them just a day or two after they sprout.&nbsp; Any longer and it&#8217;s too late, the sprouts grow to giant stalks, sometimes 5 or 6 feet tall and 4 feet wide. &nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>I like to steam them in a skillet with just a pinch of minced garlic, a few tablespoons of water and a tiny sliver of butter.<\/p>\n<p>I saut\u00e9 them covered for about 3 or 4 minutes, just long enough to get them hot and very lightly cooked.&nbsp; Be sure to watch the pan, as it&#8217;s easy to overcook asparagus sprouts and then they are too mushy and lose a lot of that delicate spring fresh flavor.<\/p>\n<p>If they&#8217;re not yet in your garden, you can find fresh spring asparagus in your local green market or farmer&#8217;s market or natural foods grocery.<\/p>\n<p>Are you a fan of asparagus?&nbsp; Do you grow them or cook them?&nbsp; Tell us about it!<\/p>\n<p>And please follow me on twitter.com&nbsp; &#8220;drnorrischumley&#8221; is my twitter name.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The asparagus is sprouting!&nbsp; The plants my wife planted a few years ago are now delivering delicious sprigs of tasty asparagus.&nbsp; This is what they look like in our garden. 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