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Michigan Asparagus is Tasty!

The Detroit News reports that according to the Michigan Asparagus Advisory Board, Michigan ranks third in the nation for asparagus production behind California and Washington State, growing up to 25 million pounds annually. Michigan farmers harvest approximately 15,000 acres of asparagus annually, mainly in the southwestern part of the state.

The article has some great photos, cooking tips and recipes including Baked Asparagus with Goat Cheese and Bread Crumbs (that I am totally going to make), Beer-Battered Asparagus (from Gourmet magazine) and an Asparagus Soup With Lemon Creme Fraiche that looks really good. Speaking of asparagus recipes, I have to tell you that a really jazzed up a cream sauce the other night by steaming 12 big asparagus spears with a little onion, basil and garlic, pureeing and then mixing into the sauce.

Read Stalking Michigan asparagus in the Detroit News (It's hard to write an asparagus headline without using stalk or spear...)
Also see Empire celebrates the harvest, and a youth movement in the Glen Arbor Sun
Michigan Asparagus Advisory Board