Asparagus is at the top of our list of spring produce—and it's probably your favorite, too. Knowing how to cook asparagus is important if you want to enjoy all that the vegetable has to offer. April ...

The original Roman gourmet Apicius got straight to the heart of the pleasure we derive from food when he said, "We eat first with our eyes" back in the first century A.D. A tremendous portion of food ...

The rules of vegetable blanching say to use a big pot of water, salt, and then shock in ice water. Is any of this true? While many insist that the key to proper vegetable blanching is to cook very ...

Blanching simply means to quickly boil foods (typically vegetables, fruits, or nuts) without fully cooking them. The blanched foods are then placed in a bowl of ice water for shocking (another cooking ...

This crowd-pleasing appetizer comes together in just 20 minutes. Asparagus typically takes about three to four minutes to blanch in boiling salted water. To keep the asparagus extra green and crisp ...

(Mass Appeal) – While most of us know it as one of the best springtime vegetables, did you know that asparagus is a perennial plant that’s a member of the lily family? Whether you knew that or not, ...