A promise of soup

A short newsletter today, with a promise of soup.

I mentioned last week I’d tell you what to do with all the ends you snap and trim off the end of the asparagus when you prepare it. You can end up cutting off quite a bit and it seems a waste just to toss those generous if slightly woody ends into the compost bin.

This is what I do. I eat a lot of asparagus at this time of year. In my extreme state of ov…