Most people in the U.S. have developed a habit of just grabbing whatever they are in the mood for that week, but for many ...

Many vegetables are delicious raw or cooked; carrots, spinach, tomatoes, and bell peppers to name just a few. But can you eat asparagus raw? When the long green spears appear in stores in the spring, ...

Delicious spears of new asparagus are a spring delight. Thin or fat, green, white, or a mesmerizing purple, crowded in neat bundles at a farmers' market or nestled in trays at your local grocery store ...

The first time I ate raw asparagus was during the `80s at an Italian restaurant in New York. Someone else must have pushed me to order it because until then the only asparagus I'd ever encountered was ...

Cooking vegetables doesn't always reduce their vitamin and antioxidant content. Some vegetables, such as tomatoes, carrots, ...

The first time I ate raw asparagus was during the ’80s at an Italian restaurant in New York. Someone else must have pushed me to order it because until then the only asparagus I’d ever encountered was ...

Diva Dompe and Amanda Brown pad barefoot around Dompe’s rickety house in the sun-soaked hills of Echo Park, preparing a “cheesy” vegan sauce of cashews, garlic, olive oil and lemon juice to mix with ...

On a recent afternoon in the sun-filled kitchen at the back of Gjelina restaurant in Venice, chef Travis Lett mans an oven in which he’s baking several loaves of golden-crusted bread. “I’m looking for ...

When everything turns green outside, I often find myself craving green on my plate as well. On a recent trip to the grocery store, I saw a fetching display of fresh asparagus. Maybe it caught my eye ...

Asparagus is beginning to poke its head through the ground. It is best enjoyed fresh; but if you have a bumper crop, you may be looking for ways to preserve this delicate vegetable. Start by selecting ...

Asparagus and I have never been best friends. I'm a massive proponent of raw vegetables in various applications — and in most instances, moreso than cooked vegetables. The bite of raw carrot or a ...