Asparagus Toast with Mushroom Gravy

Today is a sad day……we used the last of our asparagus….whah whah whah!!!

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Fresh asparagus season only lasts a couple of weeks in new beds like ours. Hopefully when they are fully established we can get as much as 8 weeks. No matter the harvesting time, we enjoy it to the fullest.

For our last bunch, I wanted to make Tim creamed asparagus on toast. It is so yummy!! But alas, it is not the prettiest dish in town……my mission…..if I chose to accept it……. put a pretty face on creamed asparagus on toast.

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Pressed Italian Picnic Sandwich

It’s picnic time……pack a lunch and head to the park, the country or the beach. But, you need something to eat……pack a picnic and take a Pressed Italian Picnic Sandwich along.

Pressed Italain Picnic Sandwich

This really is the perfect sandwich…..make ahead, easy to tote, yummy Italian flavors ……perfect. Continue reading “Pressed Italian Picnic Sandwich”

Chicken Sausage Orzo Soup

So, even though its almost Memorial Day the weather here in Northern Illinois is not acting like a preview to summer…….rainy, chilly….rainy, chilly….repeat.

When its rainy and chilly, I like a nice bowl of soup. Soup in my mind is either a hard and fast recipe or throw it in the pot and hope………Chicken Sausage Orzo Soup was the latter.

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