Doug wrote:

> Planked asparagus is unfamiliar to me. Is there a recipe or write up on
> the method?

Planked salmon is pretty common; I'm just going to use the same
technique using asparagus instead of salmon. You lay the food out on a
wooden plank and cook in a covered hot grill until done. The plank gets
slightly charred, which adds to the flavor of the food being cooked on
it. I have some very thin food-safe planks which I plan to use. The
asparagus will be misted with olive oil and salted before going onto the
planks.


>> Burdock? Is that roots of the wild plant?
>
> I don't know of anyone who farms burdock root so wild harvested is my
> guess.

I'm pretty sure that burdock *is* farmed. You know those things which
look like thin carrots in sushi? That's actually burdock root. I'd
imagine the sushi-restaurant demand alone would justify farming it.

Bob