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Valley Bounty: Asparagus

May 13, 2019 Posted in: Asparagus, Recipes and Cooking Tips, Valley Bounty Recipes

Our local asparagus, often known as ‘Hadley Grass,’ is considered some of the best in the country. I recently spoke with Donna Calabrese, who runs[...]

Valley Bounty: Asparagus

May 12, 2018 Posted in: Asparagus, Recipes and Cooking Tips, Valley Bounty Recipes

Somehow, at the end of a seemingly interminable winter, we have cycled around again to asparagus season. If you had told me anytime before the[...]

Valley Bounty: Asparagus

May 6, 2017 Posted in: Asparagus, Recipes and Cooking Tips, Valley Bounty Recipes

Human beings have been eating asparagus for a really long time, it turns out — Egyptian friezes depicting religious offerings of asparagus date as far[...]

Valley Bounty: Asparagus

May 7, 2016 Posted in: Asparagus, Recipes and Cooking Tips, Valley Bounty Recipes

Few things seem to be clearer signs of spring in the Pioneer Valley than the sudden ubiquity of asparagus at farm stands, farmers’ markets, grocery[...]

Valley Bounty, May 16: Asparagus

May 16, 2015 Posted in: Asparagus, Valley Bounty Recipes

Count yourself lucky to live in a place where the season’s premier crop is available at dozens of roadside stands! Although as recently as 1989[...]

Valley Bounty, May 17, 2014: Asparagus

May 17, 2014 Posted in: Asparagus, Recipes and Cooking Tips, Valley Bounty Recipes

Somehow, nothing says spring like asparagus, despite the joys of early season greens, ramps, and radishes. Maybe it’s the forecast of the bounty and variety[...]

Spring Menu: Happy Valley Locavore Picnic

June 14, 2013 Posted in: Asparagus, Beets, Cheese, Seasonal Menus: Spring, Strawberries

Meggin Eastman is an avid home cook who shares her seasonal recipes on her blog, Happy Valley Locavore. We asked her to develop a menu[...]

Asparagus Quiche

May 21, 2013 Posted in: Asparagus

Submitted by Carole Anzovin as part of the Local Hero Challenge. She writes: One of my favorite things to do with leftover asparagus (or blanched[...]

Valley Bounty, May 18: Asparagus

May 18, 2013 Posted in: Asparagus, Valley Bounty Recipes

Asparagus is justly heralded in the Pioneer Valley as the beginning of the summer growing—and eating!—season. In mid-May, fat bunches of asparagus show up near[...]

Curried Asparagus Soup

May 9, 2013 Posted in: Asparagus

I love Hadley asparagus and this is such an unusual way to prepare and enjoy this local treasure.

Asparagus, Fiddlehead, Porcini & Italian Sausage Soup

May 7, 2013 Posted in: Asparagus

Shared by Christine Dutton, asparagus fiend, in honor of the May Local Hero Challenge. Click here to learn more about the Challenge. 3 Tbsp olive[...]

Lemon Zesty Pasta with Roasted Asparagus & Fiddleheads

May 7, 2013 Posted in: Asparagus

Shared by Christine Dutton, asparagus fiend, in honor of the May Local Hero Challenge. Click here to learn more about the Challenge.

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