When You Get Your First Asparagus

Asparagus, a perennial flowering plant widely cultivated as a vegetable.

By Mario Batali You know, when you get your first asparagus, or your first acorn squash, or your first really good tomato of the season, those are the moments that define the cook’s year. I get more excited by that than anything else. Today’s Garden words were featured on the podcast: Words inspired by the…

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Tomato Tales: Summer’s Red Jewels in Poetry and Culinary Delight

Tomatoes in the summer garden.

Today’s Garden Words were featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. Words inspired by the garden are the sweetest, most beautiful words of all. Tomatoes in the summer garden. July 9, 2020 Today’s poems and musings pay tribute to one of summer’s most treasured gifts:…

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