It’s springtime in Houston and … I’m stalking fresh asparagus!

Asparagus is a great spring vegetable and is also a diuretic; it will help your kidneys cleanse your body of toxins. Some say it is also an aphrodisiac! Beyond that, it is loaded with essential minerals. I love it raw with a healthy dip, as a creamy soup, added to a fresh salad, mixed into a vegetable soup at the end of cooking to add a bit of crisp crunch, sautéed into a stir fry, added to pasta primavera, oven roasted with garlic and rosemary, or as a simple side dish grilled or steamed and topped with a bit of lemon pepper and butter. Actually, asparagus pairs well with just about anything, except my husband … It is probably the top vegetable on his “I will not eat” list. He dislikes a few others, but asparagus is his No. 1 all-time, no-thank you vegetable. As for our daughters and I, we can’t get enough of this versatile vegetable except canned, ugh! I don’t like those mushy, canned spears.

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