It’s asparagus season! I feel like Oprah saying you get asparagus, you get asparagus, but… everyone is getting asparagus this week! Since our buddies at Plainville Farm were kind enough to supply us with the most incredible stalks of asparagus, I thought I would offer up a little history lesson on this mighty veggie. Did you know the first record of the vegetable dates back to Ancient Egypt? The crop was said to be used for medicinal purposes and offerings to deities. There are even paintings of asparagus depicted on an Egyptian tomb dating back to 3000 BCE! 

Quick note:

This week we have anadama bread from our friends at A&J King. "Anadama bread is a traditional, slightly sweet, and hearty yeast bread from New England made with wheat flour, cornmeal, and molasses. It has a distinctive yellow-brown color, a soft yet slightly chewy texture from the cornmeal porridge added to the dough, and is excellent for toasting." (Thanks oddly human AI explanation!)