Serve it with a sauce and garnish it with micro greens. Wash, peel and chop asparagus and red pumpkin. Blanch the asparagus and pumpkin and put it into ice water. Once it is cool, keep aside and let ...

Batter up! Get the lemon and sugar ready for Shrove Tuesday ...

For bacon-wrapping, grilling, blanching, and tossing into our new favorite potluck recipe: Marry Me Pasta Salad!

This poached salmon recipe is really simple and elegant ... To serve, scoop a piece of fish onto each plate along with some blanched asparagus and a spoonful of sauce.

Slender stalks of local asparagus are appearing at Greenmarket stands like Bodhitree Farm and Cherry Lane Farms and on restaurant menus everywhere. Try them in this recipe, courtesy of Veuve ...

Start by blanching the asparagus in simmering water for 3-5 minutes until just-tender but still bright green. Remove from the water and place in ice cold water to shock them and to stop the cooking.

In a medium saucepan of salted boiling water, blanch the asparagus pieces until they are crisp-tender, about 2 minutes. Using a slotted spoon, transfer the asparagus to paper towels to drain.