Basically boulette 
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Oh definitely so - but I usually use the smoked hocks in soups (of various kinds). My 4 kids all love smoked hamhock in split pea and 15 bean soups. (Also good in these are smoked turkey wings and thighs, which are often at my grocer.)
This was my first venture with uncured, unsmoked ham hock.
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Now how could that even be bad? Yum
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I was going to make a rice pilaf from one of my Anne Lindsay cookbooks which calls for some ground beef, rice, and an assortment of veggies. I realized this afternoon that I already used up all the veggies called for in the recipe and I don’t have any pilaf friendly veggies left in the fridge. But I had all of the ingredients for a pork and asparagus stirfry but substituting the ground beef I had already thawed. It turned out quite tasty.
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Roasted salmon fillet on a bed of farro salad (farro, tomato, shallots, parsley, mustard vinaigrette) with roasted green beans.
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My neighbor dropped off more freshly-cut asparagus!! Super delicious steamed and served with chicken thigh piccata.
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The only way to eat it.
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Beautiful and I’m kind of jealous.
Below is best I can do for “Jealous Face!”.
After I got out of the Army in the early 1990s, my sister and her husband had a very robust asparagus patch. I’d harvest for them and split the take. It was sooooo much better than what I can now get in the groceries.
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Here `tis plated for my son. Mine own plate was more of a dump.
The “diffuse” look to it is because I wasn’t smart enough to let the steam run off before I tried to take the pic.
Live and learn, Dad - live and learn.
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So much asparagus from everyone this evening - yay!
A gardener’s dream, I’ve been looking forward for a week to making this dish from Melissa Clark’s Dinner In One, as pointed out to me by @LulusMom1.
Savory bread pudding (AKA asparagus strata). I used homemade French bread, a huge pile of asparagus from the garden (1.25 lbs. is alot), and some homemade basil pesto from last year’s garden harvest.
So rich and lovely (butter, gruyere) and greater than the sum of its parts. Served tonight with Uli’s lamb sausages. Plenty leftover strata for future enjoyment.
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Wow! How much asparagus do you typically get in a season? I would love to grow some but not sure I have space for more than six crowns
I almost added a few spears of asparagus to this recipe, saved I should have because it needed some enhancement.
Charred bok choy with cannellini from NYT with kimchi and goat cheese crostini on the side
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No actual cooking involved for dinner - salad with tofu and vegetables. Tofu was marinated in a mixture of roasted sesame oil, rice vinegar, sriracha and honey. Afterwards you mix in diced red pepper, sliced snow peas, sliced napa cabbage, scallions and roasted sesame seeds
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Oh, it’s been so long I don’t remember the exact number of crowns. Somewhere between 12 and 16 total. We have one 2’x10’ plot (older) and one 2’x8’ plot (younger), and get quite a bit - plenty or more for the two of us.
I encourage any and everyone who lives in a suitable climate to plant some - the payoff is worth the wait.
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After yesterday’s delicious fried chicken grease fest, something healthier was in order.
Baked mahi mahi and salad with all the usual accoutrements plus some salsa I found in the fridge.
Weather is absolutely perfect here, 26 degrees C and sunny, might splash out on a nice ribeye for the barbecue for later this week.
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I made, at @Phoenikia’s recommendation, Spinach Salad with Grilled Chicken, Mango, and Raspberries. Everyone enjoyed it. I liked the retro early aughts vibe. I subbed white wine vinegar for balsamic and walnut oil for half the olive.
Platter of tots to share.
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BF is out meeting friends, consoling one of them who was recently laid off. I’m scrounging leftovers - the last of the Malabar shrimp curry in tacos and the last of last night’s farro salad. Since it was just me, I didn’t bother doing anything to the shrimp to make them less spicy. They were still spicy enough for me to pause and have to blow my nose, but definitely a little less spicy than Sunday
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BEST spicy vs. non-spicy comparison!
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