tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3976012851620870211.post9219323148666415826..comments2023-10-10T03:53:02.380-05:00Comments on Life on the Vegan Edge: Mediterranean Brown RiceLorihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14550795101401249738noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3976012851620870211.post-1188729741102587942011-03-06T15:22:41.270-06:002011-03-06T15:22:41.270-06:00I'll definitely have to try the thicker asparg...I'll definitely have to try the thicker aspargus. It's one of my vary favorite veggies!Lorihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14550795101401249738noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3976012851620870211.post-75426269490990298612011-03-05T19:08:32.706-06:002011-03-05T19:08:32.706-06:00That looks and sounds delicious! But of course it ...That looks and sounds delicious! But of course it would, it's got so many of my favorite things in it! Asparagus, lemon, basil, sundried tomatoes... what's not to love? <br /><br />My mother taught me the same thing about buying asparagus, and my husband's mother taught him that too. It must be a universal rule of thumb, so imagine my surprise when I found this on <a href="http://www.tonytantillo.com/producetips/vegetables/asparagus.html" rel="nofollow">this helpful web site</a> (a favorite produce-info resource of mine)...<br /><br /><i>It was thought in the past that thin, so-called pencil asparagus would be more flavorful and tender than fatter asparagus (sometimes mistaken for older asparagus,) when actually the reverse is true. The younger the plant, the greater amount of jumbo asparagus it produces. I have rarely found jumbo asparagus anything but juicy and tender, and usually I think it is more flavorful than the pencil asparagus.</i><br /><br />I was skeptical, but we put it to the test last year and found it to be true! Go figure. <br /><br />Thanks for sharing this recipe, it's definitely one we'll enjoy!Laloofahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07256023593175821427noreply@blogger.com