Cooking and recipes (questions)

shadysladyWed98470 · January 2014

So one my New Years resolutions was to cook more often and try new recipes. Which leads me to these two questions: 1) what is your favorite way to prepare asparagus? Do you prepare it any differently for baby? 2) how do you organize your recipes? TIA!

JSS1002 · January 2014

I don't use a lot of recipes so I'm no help there-- I like to make stuff up as I go along, but I do have a very very large Pinterest board titled "d'lish!" that I pin stuff to for inspiration all the time.

Asparagus - I like to toss it with a little EVOO, salt and pepper and garlic, and lemon zest and then roast at 425 for about 10 minutes.

Or, I actually have a specific asparagus steamer (A GIFT -- I didn't buy this), from C&B that is great because you can stand the asparagus up in it and then pull out the basket to drain.

Blanching it is also really good.

camdensmom32 · January 2014

We like to grill our asparagus. Toss it with EVOO and salt and pepper then grill it...yum! I find and use a lot of recipes online.

24ladybug · January 2014

I like to roast with EVOO too. Usually just with salt and pepper. I haven't made any for A yet.
I have a 3inch binder with page protectors and I use post it notes for tab dividers. The tabs are breakfast, appetizers, salad, sides, crockpot, dinners, 9x13, soup, & the yummy stuff!
But only recipies that I have made and I will make again go in the binder. For recipies that I'm thinking of trying they go in a magazine holder. Until I make them and decide to keep or not.
I also write a note as to any changes I made or if I needed to make any for next time.
I also have my thanksgiving oven timing chart on the back of the binder.

MrsHartman7 · January 2014

I like plain old steaming for asparagus, then for LO I just cut the spears in half and give him the tops. My recipes are a cluster of note cards, pages printed online and stuffed into my bread box...I do not recommend this approach!

skidderdo · January 2014

We cooked it plain - steamed. No fuss. We serve it to him in about 3-inch slices so he can hold onto it and take bites. I definitely over-cook it so it is super soft and mushy for him. Personally I think it's gross that way but he seems to enjoy it!

pinottoparenthood · January 2014

I broil asparagus... fast and easy. Wash the asparagus/snap off the ends and put on cookie sheet while the broiler preheats. Toss in a little olive oil. Put it under the broiler.. Check every few minutes and toss it around. Cook until it reaches your desired doneness. If you like it pretty crisp, it only takes a few minutes. I like to cook mine until it starts to get almost crunchy, so that takes longer... mmmm. Then I pull out a few pieces for Rhys and put lots of freshly ground salt and pepper on the rest for Ross and me. Yum!

Gracious1014 · January 2014

pinottoparenthood said:

I broil asparagus... fast and easy. Wash the asparagus/snap off the ends and put on cookie sheet while the broiler preheats. Toss in a little olive oil. Put it under the broiler.. Check every few minutes and toss it around. Cook until it reaches your desired doneness. If you like it pretty crisp, it only takes a few minutes. I like to cook mine until it starts to get almost crunchy, so that takes longer... mmmm. Then I pull out a few pieces for Rhys and put lots of freshly ground salt and pepper on the rest for Ross and me. Yum!

This exactly. Sometimes if I have a lemon laying around I'll put a little lemon zest over top of ours as well.

ceamac0127 · January 2014

confession: I had to google EVOO

I thought I was missing out on some new super cool cooking thing

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pinottoparenthood · January 2014

cmcmillan0901 said:

confession: I had to google EVOO
I thought I was missing out on some new super cool cooking thing

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@cmcmillan0901 It's a Rachael Ray thing. Which is why I refuse to ever say it... because she's annoying.

JSS1002 · January 2014

pinottoparenthood said:

cmcmillan0901 said:

confession: I had to google EVOO
I thought I was missing out on some new super cool cooking thing

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@cmcmillan0901 It's a Rachael Ray thing. Which is why I refuse to ever say it... because she's annoying.

Agreed that she's the most annoying thing ever. I only type EVOO -- never say it -- my big RR pet peeve is that she says "EVOO, that's short for Extra Virgin Olive Oil!" EVERY SINGLE TIME. So I don't know why she bothers abbreviating it in the first place.

~end rant~

ceamac0127 · January 2014

JSS1002 said:

pinottoparenthood said:

cmcmillan0901 said:

confession: I had to google EVOO
I thought I was missing out on some new super cool cooking thing

$:\$ ">

@cmcmillan0901 It's a Rachael Ray thing. Which is why I refuse to ever say it... because she's annoying.

Agreed that she's the most annoying thing ever. I only type EVOO -- never say it -- my big RR pet peeve is that she says "EVOO, that's short for Extra Virgin Olive Oil!" EVERY SINGLE TIME. So I don't know why she bothers abbreviating it in the first place.

~end rant~

hahaha this made me LOL. I would scream at the TV if I heard that

Erin10408 · January 2014

I glad others think she is super annoying. Don't even get me started on how she says "Sammie" instead of "sandwich".

brinkman17 · January 2014

On the grill with parmasean cheese and butter - she hasn't had it yet

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