Springtime Spears

Ahh, springtime.  Just about time for some fresh spring veggies to start showing up.  One of my favorites is asparagus.  There's nothing like fresh local asparagus--it's nothing like the stuff available in the grocery store through the winter months.

Check out my post on Bucks County Taste for some asparagus tips (no pun intended) and recipes.  While you're there, check out BCT's calendar to find out about all the great food events that are taking place this coming weekend in our area. 

My May newsletter comes out on Monday--some great grilling tips and recipes are included.  If you don't get my newsletter, send me an email and I'll put you on my list!

Musings

Just a few random thoughts for today:

Went to the Philly Zoo yesterday with Jake, MB & my dad.  Beautiful weather and not crowded at all.  A very nice day.  It's one of animal-crazed Jake's favorite places.  Of course, work was being done on the lion area and they weren't out--much to the dismay of Jake.  But a lot of the animals were up and moving about, so we really got to see a lot of cool stuff.

Want to try something strange?  I just opened a bag of cheeseburger flavored Doritos.  Strangely, they taste like...well...cheeseburgers.  Modern science has somehow given them the ability to have chips with the taste of meat, cheese, mustard, ketchup, pickle.  It's like a bloody horror movie--pretty disgusting, but for some reason, you can't stay away. 

I just found some local (NJ) asparagus at Bolton's Farm Market in Silverdale.  Not the easiest thing to find, but getting a little easier this time of the year.