Asparagus

The spring asparagus hunt can take us to the fields, our gardens, or the market, but it is always a joy. The thrill of sighting the vegetables—tight-tipped, green, violet, white, thick or pencil-thin, tame or wild—heralds the season ahead.

Once found, will our asparagus become soup, pasta sauce, salad, soufflé, or, best of all, nature’s most elegant finger food? We rush to enjoy it at its best ... as quickly after picking as possible. The choices are innumerable but we won’t tarry in deliberation. Let the celebration begin!