I had my Mommy’s Helper over the other day, and she has a pet turtle she’s adopted/saved. Anyway, I’m not going to ask what can I make with turtle (GROSS), but hang on — I do have a point here.

So, she has an indoor glass cage for her baby turtle and planted an asparagus plant in there for the turtle to eat. She said the plant is growing like crazy. (Although I don’t know that I’d personally eat THAT one.)

That got me to thinking. I have some containers in my back yard where I’ve planted a few things. I’m considering adding asparagus to a planter, but… I keep getting stuck on what in the world to DO with it and how to even grow the stuff in the first place.
I mean, I can figure out how to saute it or steam it or microwave it. But, eating a bunch of asparagus plain sounds awfully boring to me.

So, dear friends… what are YOUR favorite ways to eat asparagus? (And, do you have any gardening tips to grow asparagus?)
Looking forward to hearing your ideas.