The Beauty of Asparagus and Mushrooms
Not a recipe post today. Just some photos of the things that could have been. 😉 Sounds a little weird, I know.
I love asparagus. It’s one of my favorite vegetables. All my life my mother has called this goodie ‘ditch weed’ and for good reason. Every summer when we would travel from Oklahoma to Michigan my mother and I would take a drive out to my grandparents old farmhouse, just a few miles away from their current home. We would go pick these ‘weeds’ out of the ditches and wild patches that would form in the yard. Everyone in my family called them ditch weeds. I guess it was something my grandparent’s coined when the family lived on the farm.
When I get fresh asparagus from the store or farmers market I am always transported back to those happy times with my mom. I don’t have a lot of happy childhood memories so I always make sure I hold on to the ones I do have.
Roasting asparagus with fancy mushrooms, some garlic and extra virgin olive oil is one of my favorites. I love how the asparagus is just a little bit crunchy.
Things don’t always turn out as planned. I have these great photos. I think about my mom, holding my hand as we walked down the road.
I take a quick breath as I am transferred back to reality.
Damn.
I burned them.
I don’t have any more so I can’t create another batch.
Hey, it happens.
So, today I’m just sharing with you my pretty picture and happy memory.
What have you burned recently? Wanna talk about it? How about a happy family food memory?
You managed to find the two veggies I don’t like. Sigh. I bet my hubby would like this, though, so I would make it because I love him 🙂
Well this is a first, Robin. We are usually so in sync. These are two veggies I love the most 🙂
I’m always burning things. There are some things that I don’t mnd a little crispy..like rice.
Hahaha, I burn my fair share, too. I always blame it on my oven cooking too fast, though. It’s never my fault.
Luckily I don’t burn things too often, but when I do it’s always something I can’t pretend like I’ve just “blackened” or “seared.”It’s always rolls!
Lol I burn things quite often and try to make up the best excuses like it was the ovens fault it must be faulty lol.
Oh food memories are the best! Chicken Fried Steak with white gravy and then Biscuits and gravy oh my.. those are some childhood memories.
I hate when I get distracted and burn the things I’m cooking. But hey, at least you have these pretty pictures!
I hate it when I burn things. I actually just burnt my popcorn last night. Sons of Anarchy re-runs just weren’t the same without popcorn 🙁
I have burnt muffins that I had to shoot for a post.. frustrating. I love the combination mushrooms and asparagus.
I am ashamed to say I burned my grilled cheese today. It is great to have something that brings back good memories for you. I am an asparagus lover but no one else in my house is.
I have no idea why but I have never actually made asparagus for myself at home, I have it when I’m out but I don’t make it for myself. (There a few desserts that I do this with also, order them out but never make them myself). Sounds like a great combo, I LOVE mushrooms!
I do love asparagus and mushrooms–but if you burned this I can just imagine what I would do to it!! My best memories are toddling out to my Grandmothers garden and grabbing veggies and munching down.
Oh, yummy! I’m sorry that didn’t turn out well, it looks so good! Hmmm, last thing I burned…I think it was a frozen pizza LOL (I forgot to set the timer and totally wasn’t paying attention LOL)
It’s been awhile since I’ve burned anything (*knocks on wood!*) but the other day I didn’t add enough protein powder to my smoothie … it was weird!
I love asparagus too! I like to laugh it off when I mess up a recipe. You can prank someone by pretending to serve it to them and see how they react.
LOL That’s actually a really good idea, Liz! LOL
Not my fav veggies. But my husband would find this a joy to admire!
It is such a happy memory – I did not know that about asparagus – and I’ve never had it crunchy – it is also one of my favs – Big hugs 🙂
Yes I am making sure I share this one! 🙂
I like asparagus and mushrooms and am sure that if you burned it, I would too!
Asparagus is a beautiful thing. Unless it’s canned…but that’s a whole ‘nother story. 😉
Yum, my two favorite vegetables. This looks delicious, and photos are amazing.
I don’t like asparagus but the pic looks good. But the last thing I burned was garlic bread in the broiler. I forgot about it and it was like charcoal LOL.
Favorite food memory: I remember my mom frying pork chops. My dad and I loved them.I still love them but I don’t fry much anymore.
I often burn things because I go off in to a world of my own and forget what I was doing lol.
I don’t burn things often thankfully. I think the last one was an angel food over the summer. They are iffy little buggers. I do love me some asparagus. I make it with olive oil and parmesan cheese. YUM
Yum! THIs looks delicious. Asparagus is one of my favorite veggies!
I just burned a really expensive cut of steak. Why? I was blogging! UGH! The asparagus and mushroom combo sounds wonderful, thanks for sharing!
I haven’t burned anything recently but my husband has. The easiest in the world garlic bread and apple crisp! I was so sad and a little worried haha how? Such easy things!
Darn that you burned them! I would have been pretty upset too. They aren’t cheap!
I absolutely adore mushrooms. Hubby is not a fan. 🙂
These are Pretty pictures for sure. I have not burned anything lately. Roasting asparagus with mushrooms looks like a tasty & delicious stuff to try.
My grandmother used to make a lot of dishes with asparagus. It is an acquired taste.
I love mushrooms and asparagus. That looks really good! Can’t wait for summer to start grilling!
I recently burned a whole tray of french fries and chicken fingers. I put them in the oven and dozed off on the couch.
Those are two foods I could eat daily. I love them and eat them grilled, in eggs, on steak..if I can figure out a way to add them to a meal I do.
I love mushrooms and asparagus! Yeah! My favorite childhood food is actually beets. LOL!
The number of times that I have burned or overcooked our dinner is too many to count. As long as there is something salvageable at the end of it for the meal, you are good. Looks great!
It turned out pretty good! I had such a hard time making some chicken salad bites for my blog recently.
I don’t burn too many things. But I must admit that it has happened once or twice. It is easy to forget sometimes.
I burned rice krispie treats the other day! Seriously, the bottom was a sticky burnt brown mess. I have NO IDEA how that happened!
I bet this is so delicious! I’m not a fan of asparagus but I know my Hubby would love it!
Asparagus is one of my favorite foods too. I like to grill it with olive oil, then top it with parmesan cheese. I’ve never paired asparagus with mushrooms. Will have to give it a try.