Asparagus with Lemon Butter Sauce

Pastured Butter and Fresh Lemon
bring out the best of the Asparagus

Asparagus is in season!

This recipe is excellent.  Even my non-asparagus loving husband asked for seconds.

To get all of the benefits of the healthy fats, choose grass-fed butter and grass-fed cheese.








1 bunch fresh, organic Asparagus
1 lemon
2-3 tablespoons pastured butter (I use Kerrygold or Kate's)
sea salt
black pepper
1/4 cup grated or finely shredded Parmesan Cheese




1)Melt the butter over low to medium heat.  As the butter melts, cut the lemon into small chunks.  Remove the seeds, squeeze the juice from the lemon wedges into the pan and then put the whole wedge in.  Salt and Pepper to taste.  Let the lemon wedges sizzle and soften for 2-5 minutes.


2)Trim the bottoms off the asparagus and put the asparagus into the sizzling lemon butter sauce.  Toss the asparagus to coat in the sauce and continue to cook, stirring occasionally, until asparagus are tender, 5-7 minutes.


3)Plate asparagus and sprinkle with cheese.


Enjoy!

Super Easy Spritzer

A great alternative to soda, this spritzer still has a nice fizz.  Boxed juice that you buy at the store has had most of the nutrients removed from it during the pasteurization process. By squeezing a fresh orange at home, you are getting more of the healthy benefits of the fruit.  Keep the amount of juice low to flavor the spritzer without adding too much sugar.

1 Juicer
1 orange (or other citrus fruit of your choice)
1/2 lemon
Soda water or seltzer
Ice to taste


Juice the orange and the half lemon and mix the juices.  Pour the juices over ice in two cups, and then top with seltzer or soda water.  Stir and enjoy.