Do I Know You...?

Let's begin with story time, shall we? One day many years ago when I was but a young chap (ie about 6 years old) my dad decided he should force me to eat asparagus. This presented two problems. The first is that I was already full from eating my spaghetti-o's. The second was that I hated asparagus and did not wish to consume any. Well too bad for me, the asparagus was unwillingly eaten. Unfortunately for my dad, I had such a hatred for this nasty green crap that I promptly threw it up all over the table, and probably all over him as well. I don't remember that part. Just the counter.

The good news is that in my advanced wisdom and age 12 years later I have determined I will like that gosh darn vegetable if it kills me. So, I did some recipe hunting, keeping an eye out for a recipe that did not star el esparrago as the main ingredient. Lo and behold I found one. And I ate it. And I could barely taste those green little stick vegetable things. Thank goodness. Now I'll just slowly increase the amount and find more recipes and voila! A love for asparagus will be formed. Hopefully. Here's the recipe though:

1 pound sausage (I used 3 Johnsonville spicy italian brats and it was just fine)
1 medium onion (I used a really big onion because onions are scary good)
4-5 mediumish potatoes
1 pound or so of fresh asparagus
1/2 cup water
liberal amounts of freshly ground pepper
sprinkle of salt
1/2 cup of cheese

1. Cut up the sausage or brats and chop the onion, cook until the sausage is browned.
2. Add the chopped up potatoes and the water and cook for 10 minutes, stirring every 2-3
3. Add the asparagus and a little bit more water and cook for an addition 10 minutes, stirring every 2-3 minutes again
4. With one minute to spare add the salt, pepper, and cheese and allow to all melt together into deliciousness
5. Serve, eat, and be happy



In other news, the heat today just about killed some of the lettuce. I got home from the ridiculously hard AP Spanish test and school to find just about every single plant keeling over and pretty much near death. I gave them all a good soaking and kept my fingers crossed. A few hours later I went back out to see happily perked up leaves, but also a few battle wounds. A few of the leaves maintained their semblance of death and I highly doubt a recovery. Overall though, crisis averted. Also, check out this blog.