Living Villa Cappelli

In this podcast, you’ll learn all about Paul’s hunt for wild asparagus, some tips on how to cook asparagus, and what to look for when buying it in the store. Topics we cover: •  How much wild asparagus Paul as been picking Wild Asparagus. Much thinner than the cultivated kind. •  Why Paul goes picking on Thursdays •  Two ways to cook the asparagus If you steam them or use a “wet cooking method,” they will taste more “green” and grassy While if you roast them or use a “dry cooking method,” they will take more “meaty” •  How you can cook them/steam them very easily in the microwave using the below method: http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/alton-brown/steamed-asparagus-recipe •  When Paul worked on microwaves for GE, the best uses for microwaves •  Paul recipe a pasta cooking the wild asparagus with some mussels, garlic, onions, parsley, and tomatoes •  How you pick the wild asparagus, pinching them off a picking them from the fields •  How asparagus goes well with shrimp •  A bit about our KTM chil