also: your thoughts on cooking seasonal veggies - something to strive for or reap the benefit of being close to mexico for asparagus all year round????
i think cooking seasonal veggies is a great idea! it would involve a little research and knowledge of what can grow in your region, but would be good to put your money towards food that doesn’t get trucked across the country. farmers’ markets would probably be an easier way to go about it - you know that stuff is home grown and seasonal. we have a very nice farmers’ market here on saturdays, i’m just never together enough to go. but i were more together, i’d very much like to buy my weekly produce from there.
as for asparagus, i never cared for it much even though i’ll eat it if it’s served to me, so that’s a pass on asparagus all year round.