Gorging on asparagus
I know it makes your pee smell. I know it's quite expensive in comparison to other vegetables. I know it doesn't take much effort to cook it. But, my oh my, do I love asparagus, and I will gorge myself on it every damn year for the brief time it is in season. My first post was borne out of that love as well, so I'm aware this blog could look like a bit of a love letter to asparagus, but it's just because the timing of me starting this blog perfectly aligned with asparagus season. This year, I'm also trying to get past my dislike of new potatoes. I don't know why I've never particularly warmed to them, maybe it's childhood memories of having them boiled with a little bit of butter and not much else. A friend cooked me dinner recently and served them covered with melted Gruyere which definitely went some way to making me think they're not that terrible, so I found myself picking up a handful to use myself. Armed with the potatoes, delicious aspar
